Audio Guide Rome – Arch of Constantine

The Arch of Constantine, although overshadowed by the Colosseum and often ignored in favour of its neighbour, is no doubt one of the most important commemorative monuments of antiquity. With its almost 25 meters of height, the Arch of Constantine, is still the best preserved arch of triumph in Rome. The Senate ordered it to be raised in 315 AD to commemorate the triumph of Emperor Constantine over Maxentius, his imperial rival, at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge on October 28 in the year 312 AD. The monument has three archways, one bigger central archway and two smaller lateral ones.