COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Arch of Constantine
Alternate Title:
Arco di Costantino
Image View:
Tight side view along the south flank
Creator:
unknown (Ancient Roman)
Location:
site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Location Note:
between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill
GPS:
+41.889722+12.490833
Date:
312-315 (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
triumphal arch (memorial arch)
Work Type 2:
relief (sculpture)
Classification:
architecture
Material:
marble; brickwork reveted with marble
Technique:
carving (processes); construction (assembling)
Measurements:
21 m (height) x 25.7 m (width) x 7.4 m (depth)
Subjects:
architecture; deities; military or war; rulers and leaders; Constantine, Emperor of Rome; arch
Description:
It was erected to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312. Dedicated in 315, it is the latest of the existing triumphal arches in Rome, from which it differs by spolia, the extensive re-use of parts of earlier buildings. The arch is heavily decorated with parts of older monuments, which assume a new meaning in the context of the Constantinian building. Another explanation given for the re-use is the short time between the start of construction (late 312 at the earliest) and the dedication (summer 315). (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
Collection:
Archivision Base Collection
Identifier:
1A3-R-R-AC-1-B4
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Arch of Constantine
