The honorary arch, which is nearly 70 feet tall, was erected in 315 A.D. to celebrate the victory of Emperor Constantine over Maxentius after the battle at Milvian Bridge in Rome.

During a storm on September 3, lightning struck Rome’s Arch of Constantine, chipping the structure’s marble surface. The 1,700-year-old arch and its neighbor, the Colosseum, were two of ...

ROME, Sept 3 (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.

The Constantine Arch in Rome has endured everything that history has thrown against it since it was built to commemorate the emperor’s victory over Maxentius in the Battle at Milvian Bridge in ...

The honorary arch, which is nearly 70 feet tall, was erected in 315 A.D. to celebrate the victory of Emperor Constantine over Maxentius after the battle at Milvian Bridge in Rome.

The Arch of Constantine in Rome, which was built across the Via Triumphalis close to the Colosseum in A.D. 312–315, celebrates Constantine’s victory at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in A.D ...

Workers inspect the 315 A.D Arch of Constantine, near the Colosseum, in Rome, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, after lightning struck it during a storm Tuesday, Sept. 3, loosening fragments from the ...

Workers inspect the 315 A.D Arch of Constantine, near the Colosseum, in Rome, Sept. 4, 2024, after lightning struck it during a storm the day before.

The triumphal arch was built in the fourth century A.D. to celebrate the victory of Constantine — the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity — over his rival, Maxentius.

ROME — Workers mounted a crane Wednesday to secure Rome’s Constantine Arch near the Colosseum after a lightning strike loosened fragments from the ancient structure. A violent thunder and ...