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The Arch of Constantine in Rome, a large triumphal arch with three archways, decorated with relief sculptures and statues, stands near the Colosseum. Arch of Constantine
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Arch of Constantine, (ad 312), one of three surviving ancient Roman triumphal arches in Rome. Erected hastily to celebrate Constantineā€™s victory over Maxentius, it incorporates sculptures from many earlier buildings, including part of a battle frieze and figures of prisoners from the Forum of Trajan, a series of Hadrianic roundels, and a set of eight Aurelian panels.

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