Her paper explores the presence of such religious messages on the Arch at Orange in southern France. Looking at its location, design, and religious iconography, sh contextualizes this iconic monument within local artistic practices and ritual traditions, to highlight the flexibility of arches as powerful means of communication between ancient patrons and viewers. Roman commemorative arches are traditionally known for their overt references to conquest and triumph, often featuring images of victorious emperors, bound captives, and spoils of war. Considered in a broader sense as an architectural form, however, arches were particularly polysemic in that they tended to adapt to the multifarious commemorative needs of their patrons, whether private or imperial. Images evoking elements of religion and ritual are commonly found on well-known examples, sometimes obscured by the more prominent militaristic rhetoric.