Arch of Constantine

Arch of Constantine

View of the West Face of the Arch with the Goddess Luna in a Chariot above a Frieze depicting the Departure from Milan

Date

315 CE

Location
Rome (Italy)
Material/Technique
marble
Work Type
sculpture
architecture
Style/Period
Imperial Roman
Culture
Ancient Roman
Inscription

CLEMENTI XII PONT MAX QVOD ARCVM IMP CONSTANTINO MAGNO ERECTVM OB RELATAM SALVTARI CRVCIS SIGNO PRAECLARAM DE MAXENTIO VICTORIAM IAM TEMPORVM INIVRIA FATISCENTEM VETERIBVS REDDITIS ORNAMENTIS RESTITVERIT ANNO D MDCCXXXIII PONT III SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI AC PRISTINAE MAIESTATIS VRBIS ADSERTORI POS

Image Date
15-Mar-12
Image Source

Photography by Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History, Columbia University

Photographer
Emily Shaw
Record ID
1213_rome2012_constantine_img_020