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Sommerville: Sardonyx Cameo. Titus, tenth Emperor of Rome, A.D. 79-81. Succeeded Vespasian, and was one of the most illustrious and beneficient of the Roman emperors. He is most particularly known for the siege and capture of Jerusalem, A.D. 70. The Arch of Titus, erected in Rome in commemeration of this event, and still standing, contains sculptures of many of the sacred vessels brought by him from the temple at Jerusalem. During his reign the great eruption of Vesuvius occurred which buried the cities Herculaneum and Pompeii, A.D. 79. Titus completed the Colosseum, which had been begun by his father; he built also the Baths of Titus. The dedication of these two edifices was celebrated by spectacles which lasted one hundred days and were marked with extraordinary splendor. On one day alone five thousand wild animals are said to have been exhibited. Gold and Silver Rings - Cameos, Case KKK.

Vermeule: Cameo. Sardonyx [elaborate modern gold ring setting] Head of the emperor Titus facing to left. 19th century, copying an ancient coin or gem portrait.