The location, between the Palatine Hill and the Caelian Hill, spanned the ancient route of Roman triumphs ( Via triumphalis) at its origin, where it diverged from the Via sacra. Constantine then left Rome within two months and did not return until 326. However, Constantine had actually entered Rome on 29 October 312, amidst great rejoicing, and the Senate then commissioned the monument. On these occasions they also said many prayers and renewed both spiritual and mundane vows.
#ARCH OF CONSTANTINE TINKERCAD SERIES#
Not only did the Roman senate give the arch for Constantine's victory, they also were celebrating decennalia: a series of games that happened every decade during the Roman Empire.
The arch, which was constructed between 312 and 315, was dedicated by the Senate to commemorate ten years ( a decennia ) of Constantine's reign (306–337) and his victory over the then reigning emperor Maxentius (306–312) at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on 28 October 312, as described on its attic inscription, and officially opened on 25 July 315. Though dedicated to Constantine, much of the sculptural decoration consists of reliefs and statues removed from earlier triumphal monuments dedicated to Trajan (98–117), Hadrian (117–138) and Marcus Aurelius (161–180), with the portrait heads replaced with his own. The three bay design with detached columns was first used for the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum (which stands at the end of the triumph route) and repeated in several other arches now lost. The arch is constructed of brick-faced concrete covered in marble. It has three bays, the central one being 11.5 m (38 ft) high and 6.5 m (21 ft) wide and the laterals 7.4 m (24 ft) by 3.4 m (11 ft) each. Dedicated in 315, it is the largest Roman triumphal arch, with overall dimensions of 21 m (69 ft) high, 25.9 m (85 ft) wide and 7.4 m (24 ft) deep. Situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, the arch spans the Via Triumphalis, the route taken by victorious military leaders when they entered the city in a triumphal procession. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in AD 312. The Arch of Constantine ( Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. He first conquered Rome, the western capital of the Western Roman Empire at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, and then conquered the Eastern Roman Empire at the Battle of Adrianople in 323. Constantine I also founded Constantinople, modern-day Istanbul, and established it as the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.Ĭonstantine I ruled the Roman Empire from east to west. His religious policies put an end to the persecution Christians had faced until then. He was also the first Roman emperor to be baptised. He was the first to acknowledge the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire and legalise it. Why was this monument dedicated to Constantine I? This military leader, who lived between the 3 rd and 5 th century, is considered to be the last great Roman emperor. Some view the arch as a manifestation of political propaganda, alluding to Rome’s infinite power and triumph, when in fact the Roman Empire’s power had already begun to dwindle and its downfall was imminent. The arch is a colossal collage of many other monuments from Imperial Rome.
To the emperor Flavius Constantine the Great, pious and fortunate, the Senate and the People of Rome, because by divine inspiration and his own greatness of spirit, with his army, on both the tyrant and all his faction at once in rightful, battle he avenged the State, dedicated this arch as a mark of triumph. The attic also presents sculpted panels and a long inscription in Latin, which reads: The upper attic is decorated with panels showing scenes celebrating Emperor Trajan ’s Dacian victory. The most notable is the relief panel taken from the Arch of Marcus Aurelius, the ‘Philosopher-Emperor’, depicting him distributing bread among the poor, The monument is decorated with several statues and reliefs.
The central, 11.5-m arch is flanked by two shorter and narrower arches. Composed of gigantic blocks of marble, it has three separate arches. The Arch of Constantine is an imposing structure at 21 m high, 25.7 m wide and 7.4 m deep. High-relief figures as depicted in the Arch of Constantine
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