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Basilica Nova (Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine), Rome, Italy, axonometric projection, cross section, and plan.
Architecture; Basilicas; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Interiors; Architectural drawings; Drawings; Axonometric projections; Projections; Structural drawings; Structural frames; Structural systems; Structural systems drawings;...
1. Large central nave, which reached a height of 39 m under three groin vaults 2. Aisles in concrete with octagonal coffers 3. Western apse, which contained the colossal statue of Constantine.
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Constantine, gold medallion coin of Constantine, front view.
Sculpture; Coins; Money; Medals; Jewelry; Necklaces; Goldwork; Metalwork; Effigies; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with...
"In this medallion, a gold coin is set within the center of a gold disc. A ring for hanging it projects from the top. The coin is a double solidus with an imperial effigy on the front [...]. In bust view, the emperor is seen in left profile,...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, relief detail, adlocutio scene, Marcus Aurelius addressing his troops.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural sculpture; Architectural...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149); "One of four [Antonine] reliefs from a monument erected by the emperor...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, relief detail, suovetaurilia.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural sculpture; Architectural...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149); "One of four reliefs from a monument erected by the emperor Commodus...
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Basilica Nova (Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine), Rome, Italy, restored cutaway view.
Architecture; Basilicas; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Interiors; Architectural drawings; Drawings; Cutaway drawings; Structural drawings; Structural systems drawings; Reconstructions; Conjectural works; Architectural elements;...
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Basilica Nova (Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine), Rome, Italy, reconstruction drawing.
Architecture; Basilicas; Buildings; Social & civic facilities; Interiors; Architectural drawings; Drawings; Axonometric projections; Projections; Structural drawings; Structural frames; Structural systems; Structural elements; Structural...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, tondo, allegorical depiction of Sun with quadriga.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; War; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements;...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149)
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, upper part with Dacian statues.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural sculpture; Spolia; Men; Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, north facade detail.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Friezes...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, facade.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Pedestals; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs;...
"Roman Forum, the Arch of Constantine" (caption, p.[48])
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, facade.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Pedestals; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs;...
"The triumphal Arch of Constantine was erected next to the Colosseum in AD 315 to commemorate Constantine's victory over Maxentius three years earlier." (p.149)
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Constantine, two coins with portraits of Constantine.
Coins; Money; Metalwork; Silverwork; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing &...
Nummus (left), A.D. 307. Billon, diameter approx. 1". American Numismatic Society, New York; medallion (right), ca. A.D. 315. Silver. Staatliche Munzsammlung, Munich.
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Constantine, portrait fragments, including head, hand, and foot, from the Basilica Nova, Rome, Italy.
Sculpture; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Hairstyles; Hands; Fingers; Pointing...
Fragments of a colossal seated statue of Constantine. (caption, p.294) Includes "an eight-and-one-half-foot tall head." (p.293)
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Constantine, portrait head, from the Basilica Nova, Rome, Italy, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Hairstyles
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Constantine, portrait fragments, including head, from the Basilica Nova, Rome, Italy.
Sculpture; Portraits; Heads (Anatomy); Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Hairstyles
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Great Trajanic Frieze, Trajan battling Dacians, reused as Liberator Urbis panel in Arch of Constantine central passageway, Rome, Italy.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Architectural elements; Passageways; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Campaigns...
Liberator Urbis (liberator of the city).
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, central passageway, Liberator Urbis, originally Trajan battling Dacians from the Great Trajanic Frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Architectural elements; Passageways; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Campaigns...
Liberator Urbis (liberator of the city).
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