Detail of the Arch of Constantine

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Mark Cartwright
by Dennis Jarvis
published on 30 December 2012
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A detail of the Arch of Constantine in Rome, built in c. 315 CE to commemorate the Roman emperor's victory over Maxentius in 312 CE. On each side of the arch four free-standing Corinthian columns support statues of Dacian prisoners taken from the earlier Arch of Domitian.

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Jarvis, D. (2012, December 30). Detail of the Arch of Constantine. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1002/detail-of-the-arch-of-constantine/

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Jarvis, Dennis. "Detail of the Arch of Constantine." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified December 30, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1002/detail-of-the-arch-of-constantine/.

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Jarvis, Dennis. "Detail of the Arch of Constantine." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Dec 2012. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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