Arco di Costantino

Arch of Constantine
Date
315 CE
Work Type
arch
Material/Technique
marble
brick
Style/Period
Imperial Roman
Late Antique
Inscription
Inscription (repeated) on southern and northern faces: IMP CAES FL CONSTANTINO MAXIMO P F AVGUSTO S P Q R QVOD INSTINCTV DIVINITATIS MENTIS MAGNITVDINE CVM EXERCITV SVO TAM DE TYRANNO QVAM DE OMNI EIVS FACTIONE VNO TEMPORE IVSTIS REM-PVBLICAM VLTVS EST ARMIS ARCVM TRIVMPHIS INSIGNEM DICAVIT
Inscription on western face: 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
Inscription inside arch, west side: LIBERATORI VRBIS
Inscription inside arch, east side: FUNDATORI QVIETIS

References

  • Arch of Constantine - Exterior: West Facade
    Exterior: West Facade
  • Arch of Constantine - Exterior: East Facade
    Exterior: East Facade
  • Arch of Constantine - Exterior: South Facade
    Exterior: South Facade
  • Arch of Constantine - Exterior: North Facade
    Exterior: North Facade
  • Piazza di Santa Francesca Romana. View of Il Tempio di Venere e Roma and the Colosseum.
  • Exterior