ID: 700000701 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000701	Record Type: Built Work
Images: 1

Basilica of Constantine (bas$00ilica; begun by Maxentius (Roman emperor, ca. 278-312 CE); complete...; 307-312 CE; Rome (Roma, Lazio, Italia, Europe, World, Top of the TGN hie...)

Note: Originaly known as name Basilica of Maxentius, the name was changed after his defeat at The Battle Milvian Bridge. This huge building was the greatest of the Roman basilicas and the largest construction project of its day. The northern aisle is all that remains.

Titles:

Basilica of Constantine (preferred,C,U,LC,English,,)

Constantine, Basilica of (C,U,undetermined,,)

Basilica di Costantino (C,U,undetermined,,)

Basilica of Maxentius (C,U,undetermined,U,U)

Basilica Nova (C,U,undetermined,,)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

basílica [300170443] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Built Environment (hierarchy name), Single Built Works (hierarchy name), single built works (built environment), <single built works by specific type>, <single built works by form>, <single built works by form: massing or shape>)

Classifications:

architecture (preferred)

Creation Date: 307-312 CE

Creator Display:

begun by Maxentius (Roman emperor, ca. 278-312 CE); completed by Constantine (Roman emperor, 285-337 CE) [preferred,VP]

patron Maxentius, Emperor of Rome (Roman emperor, ca. 278-312 CE) [500354163]

patron Constantine I, Emperor of Rome (Roman emperor, 285-337 CE) [500115703]

Locations:

Current: Roma [7000874] Roma province (province), Lazio (region (administrative division)), Italy (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Address Note: 41.891775°N 12.488446°E

Display Materials: concrete

	concrete [300010737]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material)

	Term Not Found
	....... (AAT Candidate)

Dimensions: central nave: 80 m x 25 m x 35 m

Cultures:

Roman (preferred)

General Subject:

architecture (preferred,isness)

Specific Subjects:

	Constantine (Roman emperor, 285-337 CE) [500115703]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius (Roman emperor, ca. 278-312 CE) [500354163]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Built Works

.......... Built Works by class: religious, ceremonial, and funerary structures

Sources and Contributors:
Basilica of Constantine	........ [GRISC,VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 97005845; accessed 17 May 2016
Constantine, Basilica of	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Basilica di Costantino	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Basilica of Maxentius	........ [VP]
	........ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Basilica Nova	........ [VP]
	........ Fletcher, History of Architecture (1987) 254

Subject: ....... [GRISC,VP]

....................... Fletcher, History of Architecture (1987) 254

....................... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Basilica of Constantine," accessed 17 May 2016

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001) "Basilica of Constantine," accessed 26 May 2016