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Constantine the Great - Roman Emperor who ruled the empire from York until his death in 306ad.
This statue stands outside York Minster
Another detail of the left side of the arch. The roundel is a representation of the Sun God with his four-horse chariot (the opposite side of the arch has a matching roundel with a carving of the Moon Goddess) and actually comes efrom the time of Constantine, as does the frieze below it. This part of the frieze shows Constantine's triumphal procession through Rome after his victory. He's riding the chariot in the rear while soldiers with prisoners march ahead of him.
Constantine Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back
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Put up to honor Constantine's victory in a civil war--but largely recycled from earlier triumphal arches.
Treves (Trier) 25th October 2007: Visit of the Exhibition : Konstantin (Roman Emperor )
Special introduction for history lovin friends of mine:-):
The emperor Constantine has rightly been called the most important emperor of Late Antiquity. His powerful personality laid the foundations of post-classical European civilization; his reign was eventful and highly dramatic. His victory at the Milvian Bridge counts among the most decisive moments in world history, while his legalization and support of Christianity and his foundation of a 'New Rome' at Byzantium rank among the most momentous decisions ever made by a European ruler. The fact that ten Byzantine emperors after him bore his name may be seen as a measure of his importance and of the esteem in which he was held.
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Bronze statue of Constantine I in York, England, near the spot where he was proclaimed Emperor in 306