The Arc de Berà (Catalan for Arch of Berà) is a Roman triumphal arch near the Spanish village of Roda de Barà, 20 kilometers north of Tarragona. It stands on the Via Augusta, a Roman road restored by Emperor Augustus at the beginning of the 1st century. The arch was built around 13 BC. built for Lucius Licinius Sura, who had ordered this in his will. It is believed that the arch was dedicated to Augustus or his genius and that he marked the boundary of the district of Tarraco. The arch takes its current name from Berà, the son of William with the Horn. He was the Count of Barcelona and in 801 extended the territory of Barcelona as far as Tarragona, where the triumphal arch stood on the border.
