Can You Still See Rome's Depiction of the Captured Menorah Today?
Monument: Arch of Titus, Rome · Flavian dynasty · Event depicted: Roman triumph after conquest of Yahrushalam
What the ancient record says
Yes, a monumental Roman depiction survives. The Arch of Titus relief shows triumphal participants carrying objects from the conquered sanctuary, most recognizably the enormous seven-branched lampstand, carried by Roman figures in the procession.
Physical evidence changes the discussion: one can debate interpretations of Josephus or casualty estimates, but the Roman state itself left monumental imagery celebrating the victory. The relief does not authenticate every sentence Josephus wrote, but the two intersect: Josephus says the lampstand was carried in the triumph; the Arch depicts the lampstand carried in a triumphal scene, genuine corroboration.
Rome created the monument; it is Roman imperial victory imagery, not an accusation written later by the defeated.
Read it for yourself. Josephus, The Jewish War 7.5.5; Arch of Titus relief (procession with the seven-branched lampstand).
Evidence strength: Extremely strong physical + literary corroboration.