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L’Arco di Costantino - Roma
The Arch of Constantine, about 25 meters high, was erected in 315m close to the Coliseum, to celebrate Constantine's victory over Maxentius in the 312 battle of Ponte Milvio. The arch was made by partly reusing sculptures and architectural elements taken from more ancient monuments, belonging to the ages of Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius. It is probably to be considered as the first example of that systematic reuse of waste material that in Rome will last throughout the Middle Ages and at the same time represents a precious synthesis of over two centuries of Roman official art. The arch has three arches, the central one, wider, has a rich relief decoration on all sides. Above the minor arches the exploits of Constantine in the campaign against Maxentius are narrated. Higher up, in the tondoes of the Hadrianic age, hunting and sacrifice scenes are represented. In the attic there are eight statues of Dacians, from the Forum of Trajan, which flank the long inscription and large panels from the period of Marcus Aurelius with episodes of the Germanic war.
L’Arco di Costantino - Roma
The Arch of Constantine, about 25 meters high, was erected in 315m close to the Coliseum, to celebrate Constantine's victory over Maxentius in the 312 battle of Ponte Milvio. The arch was made by partly reusing sculptures and architectural elements taken from more ancient monuments, belonging to the ages of Trajan, Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius. It is probably to be considered as the first example of that systematic reuse of waste material that in Rome will last throughout the Middle Ages and at the same time represents a precious synthesis of over two centuries of Roman official art. The arch has three arches, the central one, wider, has a rich relief decoration on all sides. Above the minor arches the exploits of Constantine in the campaign against Maxentius are narrated. Higher up, in the tondoes of the Hadrianic age, hunting and sacrifice scenes are represented. In the attic there are eight statues of Dacians, from the Forum of Trajan, which flank the long inscription and large panels from the period of Marcus Aurelius with episodes of the Germanic war.