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The '''Arch of Constantine''' (Italian: ''Arco di Constantino''), was a structure that formed a part of the [[Rome|Roman]] Forum. |
The '''Arch of Constantine''' (Italian: ''Arco di Constantino''), was a structure that formed a part of the [[Rome|Roman]] Forum. |
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On [[Constantine the Great|Constantine I]]'s ascension to the throne in 312, after his defeat of [[Maxentius]], the Arch of Constantine was built to commemorate his victory; most of the artwork on the arch was plundered from existing monuments and modified to alter its meaning. |
On [[Constantine the Great|Constantine I]]'s ascension to the throne in 312, after his defeat of [[Maxentius]], the Arch of Constantine was built to commemorate his victory; most of the artwork on the arch was plundered from existing monuments and modified to alter its meaning. |
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Arco di Constantino
The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Constantino), was a structure that formed a part of the Roman Forum.
On Constantine I's ascension to the throne in 312, after his defeat of Maxentius, the Arch of Constantine was built to commemorate his victory; most of the artwork on the arch was plundered from existing monuments and modified to alter its meaning.