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[[File:Arco di Constantino.png|thumb|250px]]
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|image = Arco di Constantino.png
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|description = A triumphal arch dedicated to Constantine I
The '''Arco di Costantino''' (English: ''Arch of Constantine'') was a structure that formed a part of the [[Rome|Roman]] Forum.
 
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|location = [[Rome]], [[Italy]]
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|architect = [[Constantine I]]
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|dateconstructed = 312 – 315
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|functions = Triumphal arch
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The '''Arch of Constantine''' (Italian: ''Arco di Constantino'') is a structure within the [[Rome|Roman]] [[Roman Forum|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.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Database: Arco di Constantino]]</ref>
==History==
 
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It's widely accepted that Emperor Constantine I had an insatiable thirst for gloating. So, when he defeated Emperor Maxentius and took the throne in 312, no one was surprised when he built this arch to commemorate his victory. Most of the artwork on the arch was plundered from existing monuments and modified to alter its meaning.<ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
 
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==Gallery==
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<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
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Database Arch of Constantine.png|Database image of the Arch of Constantine in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
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==Appearances==
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''
   
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Rome]]
 
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[[es:Arco de Constantino]]
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[[Category:Landmarks in Rome]]

Revision as of 19:05, 27 March 2021


The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Constantino) is a structure within 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.[1]

Gallery

Appearances

References