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Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine is a triumphal arch in dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in AD 312.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: triumphal arch in Rome
  • Inscription: “IMP·CAES·FL·CONSTANTINO·MAXIMO·P·F·AVGUSTO·S·P·Q·R·QVOD·INSTINCTV·DIVINITATIS·MENTIS·MAGNITVDINE·CVM·EXERCITV·SVO·TAM·DE·TYRANNO·QVAM·DE·OMNI·EIVS·FACTIONE·VNO·TEMPORE·IVSTIS·REM-PVBLICAM·VLTVS·EST·ARMIS·ARCVM·TRIVMPHIS·INSIGNEM·DICAVIT”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Arch of Titus and pedestal of colossus of Nero.

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The is a 1st-century AD honorific arch, located on the Via Sacra, , just to the south-east of the . It was constructed in c. is situated 200 metres northwest of Arch of Constantine.

Ruins
Photo: Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Public domain.
The Colossus of Nero was a 30-metre bronze that the Emperor Nero created in the vestibule of his , the imperial villa complex which spanned a large area from the north side of the , across the Velian ridge to the in . is situated 130 metres north of Arch of Constantine.

Archaeological site
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The was a vast landscaped complex built by the Emperor Nero largely on the Oppian Hill in the heart of ancient Rome after the great fire in 64 AD had destroyed a large part of the city. is situated 400 metres northeast of Arch of Constantine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colosseo and Palatine Hill.

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire. It has the Colosseum, the Forum, and the Capitoline Museum.

Locality
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The , which relative to the seven hills of Rome is the centremost, is one of the most ancient parts of the city; it has been called "the first nucleus of the Roman Empire".

Locality
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The Capitolium or , between the and the Campus Martius, is one of the Seven Hills of Rome. The hill was earlier known as Mons Saturnius, dedicated to the god Saturn.

Arch of Constantine

Latitude
41.88976° or 41° 53′ 23″ north
Longitude
12.49067° or 12° 29′ 26″ east
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
Height
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
8FHJVFQR+W7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23590989
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
8410591
Wiki­data ID
Q5786
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Arch of Constantine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قوس قسطنطين”
  • Armenian: “Կոստանդիանոսի հաղթակամար”
  • Basque: “Konstantinoren arkua”
  • Belarusian: “Канстантынава арка”
  • Belarusian: “Трыумфальная арка Канстанціна”
  • Belarusian: “Трыўмфальная арка Канстанціна”
  • Belarusian: “Трыюмфальная арка Канстантына”
  • Breton: “Bolz Kustentin”
  • Bulgarian: “Арка на Константин”
  • Catalan: “Arc de Constantí”
  • Chinese: “君士坦丁凯旋门”
  • Chinese: “君士坦丁凱旋門”
  • Croatian: “Konstantinov slavoluk”
  • Czech: “Konstantinův oblouk”
  • Danish: “Konstantinbuen”
  • Dutch: “Boog van Constantijn”
  • Esperanto: “Arko de Konstanteno”
  • Esperanto: “Arko de Konstantino”
  • Estonian: “Constantinuse triumfikaar”
  • Finnish: “Konstantinuksen riemukaari”
  • French: “arc de Constantin”
  • French: “Arc de Constantin”
  • Galician: “Arco de Constantino”
  • Georgian: “კონსტანტინეს თაღი”
  • German: “Konstantinsbogen”
  • Greek: “Αψίδα Μεγάλου Κωνσταντίνου”
  • Greek: “Αψίδα του Κωνσταντίνου”
  • Greek: “Ρώμη”
  • Hebrew: “קשת קונסטנטינוס”
  • Hungarian: “Constantinus diadalíve”
  • Indonesian: “Pelengkung Konstantinus”
  • Italian: “arco di Costantino”
  • Italian: “Arco di Costantino”
  • Japanese: “コンスタンティヌスの凱旋門”
  • Korean: “콘스탄티누스 개선문”
  • Latin: “Arcus Constantini”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Arco de Constantino”
  • Lithuanian: “Konstantino arka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Konstantinbuen”
  • Norwegian: “Konstantinbuen”
  • Persian: “طاق کنستانتین”
  • Polish: “Łuk Konstantyna Wielkiego”
  • Portuguese: “Arco de Constantino”
  • Romanian: “Arcul lui Constantin”
  • Russian: “Триумфальная арка Константина”
  • Serbian: “Константинов славолук”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Konstantinov slavoluk”
  • Slovak: “Konštantínov oblúk”
  • Slovenian: “Konstantinov slavolok, Rim”
  • Slovenian: “Konstantinov slavolok”
  • Spanish: “Arco de Constantino”
  • Swedish: “Konstantinbågen”
  • Tagalog: “Arko ni Constantino”
  • Turkish: “Konstantin takı”
  • Ukrainian: “Арка Костянтина”
  • Urdu: “قسطنطنیہ کا محراب”
  • Vietnamese: “Khải hoàn môn Constantinus”

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