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In 1536, the emperor was fêted as a returning hero by Pope Paul III in the Eternal City. Charles was granted a real Roman triumph, his route into the city taking him past the ruins of the triumphal arches of the soldier-emperors of Rome. In sight of the Capitoline Hill, actors dressed as ancient senators hailed the return of the new Caesar as miles christi and a handsome page presented Charles with an embossed shield.
Already in his Imperial Triumphal Entry into Rome (1536) the Emperor appeared as a triumphant Roman Imperator: mounted on a white horse and wearing a purple cape, he embodied the figure of the ancient conqueror. At the head of a procession marching along the ancient Via Triumphalis, Charles had re-established himself as the legitimate successor to the Roman Empire.