What is Arch of Constantine?
[[File:Arch of Constantine at Night (Rome).jpg|thumb|right|Arch of Constantine]] The '''Arch of Constantine''' ({{lang-it|Arco di Costantino}}) is an [[arch]] in [[Rome]], found between the [[Colosseum]] and the [[Palatine Hill]]. It was built in honour of [[Constantine I]]'s victory over [[Maxentius]] at the [[Battle of Milvian Bridge]] on [[October 28]], [[312]]. It is the latest of the [[triumphal arch]]es in Rome. == Inscriptions == The main [[inscription]] was made of [[bronze]] letters. It says (identically on both sides): :'''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''' :''To the Emperor Caesar Flavius Constantinus, the greatest, pious, and blessed Augustus: because he, inspired by the divine, and by the greatness of his mind, has delivered the state from the tyrant and all of his followers at the same time, with his army and just force of arms, the Senate and People of Rome have dedicated this arch, decorated with triumphs.'' Two short inscriptions on the inside of the central archway say: :'''LIBERATORI VRBIS''' (liberator of the city) — '''FUNDATORI QVIETIS''' (founder of peace) Over each of the small archways, inscriptions say: :'''VOTIS X — VOTIS XX''' :'''SIC X — SIC XX''' == Other websites == {{commons|Arch of Constantine}} *[http://www.rome101.com/ArchConstantine/ The Arch of Constantine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081209000801/http://www.rome101.com/ArchConstantine/ |date=2008-12-09 }}, a detailed article on the arch *[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Lazio/Roma/Rome/Arch_of_Constantine/inscriptions.html Inscriptions] *[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.889683,12.490404&spn=0.003604,0.006809&t=k&hl=en Google Maps satellite image] {{coord|41|53|23|N|12|29|27|E|region:IT_ty