Talk:Arch of Constantine
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This typed in, with minor changes, from "The Remains of Ancient Rome" by J.H. Middleton, pub. A. & C. Black, London and Edinburgh, 1892
- Not bad, but how about a full translation of the Latin inscription? Ellsworth 20:32, 16 May 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Some observation
Hello,
I'm an archaeologist of Rome and I don't write well enough in english to correct the page myself. But I would like someone could do.
- The arch is a copy of the one of Septimius Severus, not of Trajan.
- The reliefs on the arch come from monuments of Trajan, Adrian and Marcus Aurelius
- Since a long time we do not judge anymore the art of late antiquity as poor or as a sign of decadence: simply at that time they had different ideas about what was important to have in a work of art, since the ideas in the society had changed so much too.
MM in it.wiki
The arch is imited from the one of Septimius Severus, but the sculptured panels come from monuments in the age of Trajan (the two on the central passage and the two on the attic on the short sides), Marcus Aurelius (eight rectangular panels on the logn sides of attics, between Dacians) and Hadrian (the eight round panels over the side passages). The Dacian statues come from Trajan's forum, but not the columns and not the entablature. Sorry, I was not clear enough above. (still MM in it.wiki 12:22, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC))
[edit] Changes
Rewrote and expanded the article, especially for a more detailed description of the monument. I'm not quite sure whether my choice of structure was the most fortunate; don't know if maybe a chronological order (i.e. describing all parts from Trajan under one heading, then Hadrian, etc. until Constantine) would be better. I'd like to have at least one generally accessible book in English listed; as I'm not a native speaker, though, I don't know any general works dealing with the subject. If someone knows anything there... Also, most probably the style can be improved here and there... Varana 23:14, 25 Jun 2005 (UTC)
