Basilica of Maxentius (Rome, Italy) : Frontal view of the apse within the central arch
- Creator:
- unknown (Ancient Roman)
- Published/Created:
- Forum Romanum, Rome, Lazio, Italy
306-313 - Physical Description:
- 39 x 25.3 x 86.6 m (nave)
- Date Depicted:
- 9/15/1994
8000 BC - 499 AD - Materials:
- brick
concrete
marble - Notes:
- It was begun by the Emperor Maxentius (reigned AD 306-312), possibly following the fire of AD 307, which severely damaged the nearby Temple of Venus and Rome, but was only completed, in slightly altered form, after his death in the Battle of the Milvian B
- Variant Titles:
- Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Italy -- Roman -- (YVRC)
- Culture:
- Roman
- Accession Number:
- 1A3-R-R-BCM-B3
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
churches: basilicas (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; City planning; Roman Empire; government; civic building construction buildings; basilicas; complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites; excavations (sites)
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Module Three
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
9/15/1994 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4152
- OID:
- 10159855
- PID:
- digcoll:2213123