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