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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-ita-058. The Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 AD) and his army enter Rome (Ingressus) without the obvious symbols of the triumph over the Eternal City, but with the dragon-standards with crested and bearded reptilian (?) heads (one is missing) and undulating serpentine tails, carried by the advancing troops. |
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| Marble | High relief (South-east face, middle frieze, central part, carved decora-tion, detail, in situ) |
Unknown | Roman Imperial, Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 AD), 312-315 AD |
Via Triumphalis, between Colosseum and Palatine Hill, Rome, Lazio, Central Italy |
Arco di Costantino (Arch of Constantine) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Italian Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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