The Arch of Constantine was built in the 4th century AD to celebrate the victory of Constantine - the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity - over his rival Maxentius. It is about 82 feet (25 ...

Authoritarian regimes use architecture to reshape what the public believes by saturating public spaces with political symbols ...

Fragments of Constantine's Arch lie on the ground after lightning struck it during a storm in Rome ROME (Reuters) -The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was ...

Until 1 pm today, a replica of the Triumphal Arch of Palmyra was under a cover at City Hall Park when there was a large unveiling for the public. The 20 foot tall, 30 ton marble replica of the Syrian ...

Although dedicating much of the treatise to construction and materials, book VIII is about water: how to capture and store water and the architectural constructions that serve this purpose. Water was ...

Italy, a land of culture and history dating back thousands of years, is brimming with monuments that bear witness to the ...

ROME — The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged when a violent storm hit Rome, a Reuters reporter saw on Tuesday. The triumphal arch was built in the 4th ...

ROME (Reuters) -The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation authorities said on Tuesday. In a statement to ...