Fragments of Constantine's Arch lie on the ground after lightning struck it during a storm in Rome ROME (Reuters) -The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was ...

The Arch of Constantine was built in the 4th century AD to celebrate the victory of Constantine - the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity - over his rival Maxentius. It is about 82 feet (25 ...

The arch, built in 315 to celebrate the victory of Emperor Constantine in the battle of Ponte Milvio, was already undergoing maintenance work - Copyright AFP Alberto ...

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

ROME (Reuters) — The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged after a violent storm hit Rome, conservation authorities said on Tuesday. In a statement to ...

The Arch of Constantine was unexpectedly damaged during heavy rainfall on September 3. (screenshot Isa Farfan/Hyperallergic via Italian Ministry of Culture press video) A piece of one of the last ...

ROME — The Arch of Constantine, a giant ancient Roman arch next to the Colosseum, was damaged when a violent storm hit Rome, a Reuters reporter saw on Tuesday. The triumphal arch was built in the 4th ...

Rome (CNN) — A lightning strike knocked a chunk of stone off Rome’s ancient Arch of Constantine, just meters from the Colosseum, amid a sudden violent storm that struck the Italian capital late ...

ROME — Workers mounted a crane Wednesday to secure Rome’s Constantine Arch near the Colosseum after a lightning strike loosened fragments from the ancient structure. A violent thunder and lightning ...