Rome Photographs - Part 4

Arco de Constantino (Arch of Constantine) - built in the year 315 AD to commemorate general Constantine's defeat of Emperor Maxentius.

Arch of Constantine 1

Arco de Constantino - Constantine claimed to have seen a vision of a cross in the sky the night before the battle. Then after his victory he became emperor and legalized Christianity.

Arch of Constantine 2

Arco de Constantino - soon after Constantine's victory, Rome started to decline after he moved his capitol to a new city in the east, Constantinople (current Istanbul).

Arch of Constantine 3

Arco de Constantino - the arch is right next to the Colosseum and its statues and decorations where recycled from other older monuments.

Arch of Constantine 4
© 2000 Bill Fleites. All photographs are watemarked and are free for non-commercial use.

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