Arc de Berà

The Arc de Berà (sometimes erroneously written Barà) is a triumphal arch some 20 km north-east of the city of Tarragona, Spain, close to Roda de Berà [1]. This monument is part of the Archaeological Ensemble of Tarraco [1]. It stands on the line of what was the Via Augusta, now the N-340 road [1]. Its name derives from the count Berà [1]. It is a triumphal arch with a single opening consisting of a central body on a podium, decorated with fluted pilasters crowned by Corinthian capitals [1]. The upper part of the construction is an entablature made up of architrave, frieze and cornice [1]. The monument was erected in the reign of Augustus, around 13 BC [1]. It was later restored at the beginning of the 2nd century AD pursuant to terms of the will of Lucius Licinius Sura [1].