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Constantine I or his sons, Obv. Rosette diademed, draped cuirassed bust right, Rev. GLORI-A EXER-CITVS, Two soldiers holding a military standard, Mintmark in Exergue??., date 337-348 AD
Identification acknowledgements to Alisdair Menzies
Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill. It was erected to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312, dedicated in 315.
Went to York earlier today, primarily for photography. Trying out iPhoto on my new iPad, overall really liking it.
This is an arial view of Constantine near 1950 taken with a chamber camera on a 18x12 sheet film.
Taken by my grandfather.
This a part of the huge incoming work inside the archives of my family : restoring, scanning, post-treatment, conservation...
So there will be here other images like this one very soon.
These two are so cute-- he writes songs to her in English with her as the character of a hedgehog, and when the songs played in the boat all their friends sang along.
This is the hand of the Emperor Constantine the Great, who sits outside York Minister, near the place where he was proclaimed Emperor in 306. I just liked the texture and pose.
Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in Rome, situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill.
This is the statue of Constantine outside York Minster.
Given the statue pedestal is about four foot high, I only noticed whilst clambering on it to get a good shot of his hands that the sword is broken. No idea what the symbolism of this is.
Constantine Popov artist famous for being famous ….Constantine Popov a very good painter . A talanted painter . The sort of painter who will make other famous artists say : ‘wow Constantine are such a talented painter -i must learn to paint like Constantine’.
Located right next to the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine was dedicated in 315 AD.
Most of the reliefs and other decorative material are not original to the arch--they were removed from other locations and "repurposed." Many say that sculptors at this time lacked the ability to make them, and resorted to using existing items.
Located right next to the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine was dedicated in 315 AD.
Most of the reliefs and other decorative material are not original to the arch--they were removed from other locations and "repurposed." Many say that sculptors at this time lacked the ability to make them, and resorted to using existing items.
The Arch of Constantine stands right beside the Colosseum, between it and the Palatine Hill which rises on the right of the photo. It spans what used to be a road along which marched triumphal processions. It was built to commemorate one of Constantine's victories.
"CONSTANTINE THE GREAT 274-337 Near this place, Constantine was proclaimed Roman Emperor in 306. His recognition of the civil liberties of his Christian subjects, and his own conversion to the Faith, established the religious foundations of Western Christendom."
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