<\/span><\/h2>\nThe Arch of Constantine (Italian: Arco di Costantino) is a triumphal arch in Rome dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. The arch was commissioned by the Roman Senate to commemorate Constantines victory over Maxentius at the Battle of Milvian Bridge in AD 312<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>What was the purpose of the statue that Constantine ordered to be carved and displayed in Rome?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
Erected hastily to celebrate Constantines victory over Maxentius, it incorporates sculptures from many earlier buildings, including part of a battle frieze and figures of prisoners from the Forum of Trajan, a series of Hadrianic roundels, and a set of eight Aurelian panels. The Arch of Constantine, Rome.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/span>Why did Constantine reuse sculpture on the Arch of Constantine?<\/span><\/h2>\nTo reinforce this meaning, sculptural elements were taken from earlier Roman monuments and incorporated into the Arch of Constantine. This reuse of materials is known as spoliation, in which spolia (the elements taken from earlier monuments) are appropriated and placed within a new context to fashion new meanings.<\/b><\/p>\n