Arco di Costantino
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Arco di Costantino is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Colle Iano stands 938 m to the southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Base del Colosso di Nerone, a historic site 0.1 miles away.
The story
The Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome 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. Situated between the Colosseum and the Palatine Hill, the arch spans the Via Triumphalis, the route taken by victorious military leaders when they entered the city in a triumphal procession. Dedicated in 315, it is the largest Roman triumphal arch, with overall dimensions of 21 m (69 ft) high, 25.9 m (85 ft) wide and 7.4 m (24 ft) deep. It has three bays, the central one being 11.5 m (38 ft) high and 6.5 m (21 ft) wide and the laterals 7.4 m (24 ft) by 3.4 m (11 ft) each. The arch is constructed of brick-faced concrete covered in marble. The three-bay design with detached columns was first used for the Arch of Septimius Severus in the Roman Forum (which stands at the end of the triumph route) and repeated in several other arches now lost. Though dedicated to Constantine, much of the sculptural decoration consists of reliefs and statues removed from earlier triumphal monuments dedicated to Trajan (98–117), Hadrian (117–138) and Marcus Aurelius (161–180), with the portrait heads replaced with his own. The resulting mixture of sculptural styles has given rise to much discussion among art historians.
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Wikidata Q5786, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 315
- Height
- 21 m
- 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
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Base del Colosso di Nerone: 0.1 mi
- Arco di Tito: 0.1 mi
- Tomb of Servius Sulpicius Galba: 0.1 mi
- Aula Regia: 0.2 mi
- Thermae Traianae: 0.3 mi
- Ninfeo della Pioggia: 0.2 mi
- Colle Palatino: 0.2 mi
- Domus Severiana: 0.3 mi
- Basilica di San Pietro in Vincoli: 0.3 mi
- Basilica Iulia: 0.3 mi
- Museo della Forma Urbis: 0.2 mi
- Case romane del Celio: 0.2 mi
- Presepio monumemtale napoletano del '700: 0.2 mi
- Vespa Museum: 0.3 mi
- Casa di Augusto: 0.3 mi
- Parco dei Padri Passionisti: 0.2 mi
- Giardini del Celio: 0.3 mi
- Parco di San Gregorio al Celio: 0.4 mi
- Giardino Antonio Maccanico: 0.5 mi
- Belvedere Tarpeo: 0.5 mi
- San Francesco: 0.2 mi
- Busto di Madre Teresa di Calcutta: 0.2 mi
- Mosè: 0.3 mi
- Mosaico del Cristo con due schiavi: 0.4 mi
- Minerva: 0.4 mi
- Celio: 0.4 mi
- Aventino: 0.7 mi
- Colle Vaticano: 2.3 mi
- Monte Ciocci: 2.9 mi
- Monte Mario: 3.1 mi
- Villa Aldobrandini: 0.5 mi
- Giardino Umberto Improta: 0.7 mi
- Chiostro di San Sisto Vecchio: 0.7 mi
- Giardino del Quirinale: 0.7 mi
- Giardino del Centocinquantesimo dell’Unità d’Italia (1861-2011): 0.8 mi
- Cascata fosso Marrana: 4.3 mi
- Cascata della Mola di Veio: 10.6 mi
- Cascata del fosso degli Olmetti: 10.8 mi
- Cascata di San Bartolomeo: 12.0 mi
- Pisciacavallo: 13.1 mi
- Le Palme: 12.4 mi
- Bau Beach: 16.1 mi
- Spiaggia dei gabbiani: 19.7 mi
- Malibù: 21.3 mi
- Spiaggia libera: 23.0 mi
- Parco Agricolo di Casal del Marmo: 6.0 mi
- Monumento Naturale Parco della Cellulosa: 7.0 mi
- Riserva Naturale della Marcigliana: 9.0 mi
- Monumento Naturale di Galeria Antica: 13.5 mi
- Oasi WWF di Macchiagrande: 14.6 mi
- Sorgente (non potabile): 13.2 mi
- Acqua Acetosa: 13.3 mi
- Fonte Levinosa: 21.1 mi
- Fonte di Virginio: 21.6 mi
- Fonte: 22.3 mi
- Rupe Tarpea: 0.4 mi
- Rupe del Parco Brin: 2.0 mi
- Rupe del Lotto 6: 2.1 mi
- Rupe sinistra delle Rocce di San Paolo: 2.1 mi
- Falesia Ciampino: 8.2 mi
- Lago Bullicante Ex Snia: 2.6 mi
- Area Picnic 1: 10.5 mi
- Area Picnic 2: 10.7 mi
- Area attrezzata Tuscolo: 12.5 mi
- Le Scampagnate di Sbardella Giuliano: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.4 miles of Arco di Costantino. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colle Iano | SE 124° | 938 m | 15.3 mi |
| Monte Vescovo | SE 127° | 822 m | 15.5 mi |
| Monte Ara | SE 125° | 782 m | 14.7 mi |
| Monte Salomone | ESE 117° | 778 m | 14.1 mi |
| la Montagnola | ESE 116° | 736 m | 13.5 mi |
| Trinità SS in Algido | ESE 116° | 710 m | 14.6 mi |
| Colle Tondo | ESE 122° | 686 m | 14.8 mi |
| Monte Tuscolo | ESE 119° | 670 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:15 | 17:45 | 18:22 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 20:07 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 15:58 | 16:43 |
Local time (Europe/Rome).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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