Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 13: Arch of Constantine
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Collection:
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Arch of Constantine
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Alternate Title:
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Arco di Costantino
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Image View:
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Tight side view, from the west, showing west flank
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Creator:
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unknown (Ancient Roman)
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Location:
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site: Rome, Lazio, Italy
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Location Note:
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between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill
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GPS:
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+41.889722+12.490833
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Date:
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312-315 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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triumphal arch (memorial arch)
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Work Type 2:
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relief (sculpture)
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Classification:
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architecture
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Material:
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marble; brickwork reveted with marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes); construction (assembling)
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Measurements:
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21 m (height) x 25.7 m (width) x 7.4 m (depth)
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Subjects:
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architecture; deities; military or war; rulers and leaders; Constantine, Emperor of Rome; arch
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Description:
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It was erected to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312. Dedicated in 315, it is the latest of the existing triumphal arches in Rome, from which it differs by spolia, the extensive re-use of parts of earlier buildings. The arch is heavily decorated with parts of older monuments, which assume a new meaning in the context of the Constantinian building. Another explanation given for the re-use is the short time between the start of construction (late 312 at the earliest) and the dedication (summer 315). (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Collection:
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Archivision Base Collection
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Identifier:
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1A3-R-R-AC-1-A4
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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