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[[File:Arco di Constantino.png|thumb|250px|Arco di Constantino]]
[[File:Arco di Constantino.png|thumb|250px|Arco di Constantino]]
The '''Arco di Constantino''' (English: ''Arch of Constantine'') was a structure that formed a part of the [[Rome|Roman]] Forum.
The '''Arco di Constantino''', also known as the '''Arch of Constantine''', was a structure that formed a part of the [[Rome|Roman]] Forum.


==History==
==History==
It's widely accepted that Emperor Constantine I had an insatiable thirst for gloating. So, when he defeated Emperor Maxentius and took the throne in 312, no one was surprised when he built this arch to commemorate his victory. Most of the artwork on the arch was plundered from existing monuments and modified to alter its meaning.<ref name="brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
On {{Wiki|Constantine the Great|Constantine I}}'s ascension to the throne in 132, after his defeat of {{Wiki|Maxentius|Maxentius I}}, the Arco di Constantino was built to commemorate his victory; most of the artwork on the arch was plundered from existing monuments and modified to alter its meaning.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 23:42, 14 July 2013


Arco di Constantino

The Arco di Constantino, also known as the Arch of Constantine, was a structure that formed a part of the Roman Forum.

History

On Constantine I's ascension to the throne in 132, after his defeat of Maxentius I, the Arco di Constantino was built to commemorate his victory; most of the artwork on the arch was plundered from existing monuments and modified to alter its meaning.[1]

References