Arch of Constantine

1.   Label the diagram in the usual way,  writing as many details as you can on the diagram after reading ALL the resources you have.

2.       Where was this triumphal arch built?

3.       To what date does it belong?

4.       What are its dimensions?  How does this compare with the Arch of Titus?

5.       How does this arch  resemble the earlier Arch of Septimius Severus in Rome?

6.       What was the advantage to the sculptor of the triple rather than the single arch?

7.       To whom is this arch dedicated and why?

8.       What was a triumphal arch?  What purpose did it serve?  [Refer to Wheeler p 152]

9.       Much of the sculptured decoration was  “cannibalised from second century imperial monuments”.  Why was this?

10.    List the decorations from the time of

·         the Flavians

·         Trajan

·         Hadrian

·         Marcus Aurelius

11.    What sculptural decoration on the arch comes from Constantine’s own time?

12.    What is it thought to represent?

13. What elements of imperial propaganda are there on this triumphal arch?