It was built by senatorial decree in 10 AD by the consuls P. Cornelius Dolabella and C. Junius Silanus.

[1] The arch is located on the Caelian Hill, at the north corner of the site of the Castra Peregrina.

[2] It spans the modern Via di S. Paolo della Croce, along the line of the ancient Clivus Scauri.

Although the latter is considered the more likely original, there is no indication that any important road went out of the city through the Caelimontana.

[3] The extension of the Aqua Claudia undertaken during the reign of Nero made use of the Arch of Dolabella for the last section.