Relief from the Arch of Titus, showing The Spoils of Jerusalem being brought into Rome - Duration: 6:35. Our mission is to engage people with cultural heritage and to improve history education worldwide. It is situated in the Colosseum Valley between the Caelian and Palatine hills. We get to see buildings that had been in use for centuries and ones that were relatively brand new at the time the apps are set. The senate and people of Rome have dedicated this arch engraved with triumphs, because inspired by the divine and his greatness of mind, with his army he has avenged the state in just battle from the tyrant and all his adherents at the same time.QUOD INSTINCTU DIVINITATIS MENTIS 11:51. The arch, which was constructed between 312 and 315 AD, was dedicated by the Senate to commemorate ten years (decennalia ) of Constantine's reign (306–337) and his victory over the then reigning emperor Maxentius (306–312) at the Battle of Milvian Bridgeon 28 October 312, as described on its attic inscription, and officially opened on 25 July 315. The inscription reads: IMP CAES FL CONSTANTINO MAXIMO P F AUGUSTO SPQR QUOD INSTINCTU DIVINITATIS MENTIS MAGNITUDINE CUM EXERCITU SUO Thank you!The eight Corinthian columns were taken from a 1st century CE Flavian monument (now lost) and the Dacian prisoners standing above each of them were probably part of an unknown monument to Trajan.Our latest articles delivered to your inbox, once a week:Some Rights Reserved (2009-2020) under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license unless otherwise noted.We have also been recommended for educational use by the following publications:Ancient History Encyclopedia Foundation is a non-profit organization. The head of the emperor on these images has been re-cut to resemble Constantine. From this extend four pedestals, which each hold a statue representing a Dacian prisoner. The left side of the south façade depicts the siege of Verona, while the right side of the south façade shows the battle against Maxentius. About Arch of Constantine. Arch of Constantine - Duration: 11:51. The arch was erected by the Roman Senate to commemorate emperor Constantine's victory over emperor Maxentius in the Battle of Milvian Bridge on October 28, 312. The other imagery supports this purpose: decoration taken from the "golden times" of the Empire under the 2nd century emperors whose reliefs were re-used places Constantine next to these "good emperors", and the content of the pieces evokes images of the victorious and pious ruler.Plinths, north side looking eastOver each of the small archways, inscriptions read:Dates of incorporated decorative materialDetail of relief panel, south side, right panel of left archRound reliefs above right lateral archway, from south, over friezesTwo short inscriptions on the inside of the central archway transport a similar message: Constantine came not as conqueror, but freed Rome from occupation:In the central archway, there is one large panel of Trajan's Dacian War on each wall. Sculpted panels and an inscription, repeated on both sides, decorate the block above the arches. Arch of Constantine: The Political Use of Images of the Past . The Senate dedicated the arch in 315 AD, during the celebration of Constantine's 10th year as emperor (his Decennalia). Inside the lateral archways are eight portraits busts (two on each wall), destroyed to such an extent that it is no longer possible to identify them. Brilliant interprets the instinctu divinitatis of the arch’s main inscription to refer to Constantine’s vision of the cross of Christ, which Christian sources report he had prior to the battle against Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge, assuring him that he would win (see Life of Constantine I.26, 28-29; “North Façade,” p. 68).