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Once located in the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius, fragments of the Colossus of Constantine are now located in the courtyard of the Palazzo dei Conservatori of the Musei Capitolini on the Capitoline Hill, Rome. Marble, 312 CE.
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Researcher with interest in the art, architecture and religion of ancient Greece and the Near East.
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Murray, D. (2015, February 10). The Colossus of Constantine. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3632/the-colossus-of-constantine/
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Murray, Dana. "The Colossus of Constantine." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 10, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3632/the-colossus-of-constantine/.
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Murray, Dana. "The Colossus of Constantine." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 10 Feb 2015. Web. 16 May 2022.
