Abstract
The triumphal arches of Arles. The author of this article takes a new look at a question which has been much debated over the last century, concerning the three Roman arches at Arles. The only documentation on these arches consists in a few ancient texts and some membra disjecta which authorise several different restitutions. For the present author, the « Arc Admirable » to the north of the town is probably a quadrifons, dating from the era of Augustus. The municipal arch, located on the road to Italy, is probably a single arch structure dating from the end of the reign of Augustus (5-14 A.D.). The « Arc du Rhône », marking the passage of the river Rhone, is probably the oldest arch. Its structure and ornamentation allow it to be dated to the beginning of the principate of Augustus, around the year 25 B.C.
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