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Welcome
to Rome, the eternal city. In this page you will admire ancient
Constantine Arch and read his history. Other Rome Monuments:
Arco di Costantino, Campidoglio, Campo de' fiori, Castel Sant'Angelo,
Circo Massimo, Colonna Traiana, Colosseo, Fontana di Trevi,
Fori imperiali, Foro romano, Largo Argentina, Mausoleo di
Augusto, Mercati Traianei, Pantheon, Piazza Barberini, Piazza
Colonna, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza di Spagna, Piazza Esedra,
Piazza Navona, Piazza Venezia, Piramide di Caio Cestio, San
Carlino alle quattro fontane, San Giovanni in Laterano, San
Pietro, San Pietro in Vincoli, Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza, Santa
Maria in Cosmedin, Santa Maria in Trastevere, Santa Maria
Maggiore, Sinagoga, Terme di Caracalla, Via Veneto, Villa
Borghese.
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This
monument is located between Roman Forum and Coliseum area.
The Constantine's Arc was built in 315 A. D. to celebrate
the Constantine's victory against Maxentius. On it, there
is an interesting inscription. It narrates about Constantine's
deeds under the inspiration of a divinity. This fact is very
peculiar because Constantine, who was not Christian, looked
benevolently at Christianity and promoted its expansion. This
momument is the greatest of the three triumphal arches in
Rome, 25 mt. high. The maximum span of the central barrel-vault
is 6,5 mt. high. It was built in a time of Rome's decadency
that began pro Constantinople; In this period the wealth of
the city was reduced much, the building activity was practically
over, and the same materials used for the building of the
arch had been taken from other monuments.
