The Arch of Constatine: Continuity and Commemoration through Reuse

The Arch of Constatine: Continuity and Commemoration through Reuse

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The messages which can be discerned in the sculpture programme of the Arch of Constantine are here discussed, taking as a point of departure the collective memories of late-antique Rome.The direct involvement of Constantine in the erection of the Arch is sustained through a comparison with other examples of Constantinian public art, architecture, and topography in Rome.Particular focus is directed to the significance of recarved portraiture, SMARTBOND STEP 1 and how it could be used to commemorate earlier individuals and periods.

The stance taken is that although the Arch was a recycled monument with a Turntables new, Constantinian significance, the spolia were carriers of collective memories in a society where remembrance was central.The cultural adaptation of the eye as a source of error is taken into consideration in connection with the discussion of what the ancient viewer actually perceived.The general conclusion is that the Arch of Constantine is a monument which had different messages for different groups.

These messages were presented in a montage of the past, present, and future.The interpretation of the details as well as of the totality of the monument dependent partly on the viewer.