Why do most scholars believe that the Arch of Trajan at Benevento was completed later than the date given in the dedicatory inscription (114 CE)?
A) Hadrian appears in some of the reliefs.
B) Trajan is represented as a deity.
C) A second, smaller inscription on the monument records a later date.
D) The dedicatory inscription was erased at a later date.

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Hadrian appears in some of the reliefs on the Arch of Trajan at Benevento, indicating that the arch was completed during his reign or later, since Hadrian succeeded Trajan in 117 CE.

Why Do Most Scholars Believe That the Arch of Trajan