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title: Inscription, Arch of Constantine I
author: Mark Cartwright
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# Inscription, Arch of Constantine I

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Inscription, Arch of Constantine I](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1267.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1267.jpg)

## Image Caption

The inscription which appears on both sides of the Arch of [Constantine I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantine_I/) in [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). Dedicated in 315 CE, the [triumphal arch](https://www.worldhistory.org/Triumphal_Arch/) celebrates the emperor's victory over the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) tyrant Maxentius in 312 CE. The inscription reads: IMP CAES FL CONSTANTINO MAXIMO P F AUGUSTO SPQR QUOD INSTINCTU DIVINITATIS MENTIS MAGNITUDINE CUM EXERCITU SUO TAM DE TYRANNO QUAM DE OMNI EIUS FACTIONE UNO TEMPORE IUSTIS REM PUBLICAM ULTUS EST ARMIS ARCUM TRIUMPHIS INSIGNEM DICAVIT To the emperor Flavius [Constantine the Great](https://www.worldhistory.org/Constantine_I/) pious and fortunate, the Senate and People of Rome because by divine inspiration and his own greatness of spirit with his army on both the tyrant and all his faction at once in rightful [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) he avenged the State dedicated this arch as a [mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Mark/) of [triumph](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Triumph/). (Claridge, 308)

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## Bibliography

- [Amanda Claridge. *Rome.* Oxford University Press, USA, 2010.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0199546835/)

## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
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