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The Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine (Italian: Basilica di Massenzio), sometimes known as the Basilica Nova—meaning "new basilica"—or Basilica of Maxentius, is an ancient building in the Roman Forum, Rome, Italy. It was the largest building in the Forum, and the last Roman basilica built in the city.
Basilica Fulvia (179 BC), replaced by the Basilica Aemilia in 78 BC; Basilica Paulli; Basilica Opimia; Basilica Sempronia (170 BC), replaced by the Basilica Julia in 46 BC "Ficus, Olea, Vitus", a small garden plot in the center of the Forum plaza where a fig-tree, olive-tree and grape-vine were cultivated; beside (or in) the Lacus Curtius
Maxentius was the last emperor permanently to reside in Rome. He attempted to embellish, restore and improve the ancient capital, carrying out important building works, including the Temple of the Divine Romulus (dedicated to his deceased son), the Basilica of Maxentius, which was completed by Constantine, the villa and the circus of Maxentius.
Remains of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine in Rome. The building's northern aisle is all that remains. Floor plan of the Basilica of Maxentius and Constantine The 4th-century Basilica of Constantine at Trier was a palatine basilica, used for receiving Constantine's political clients. The apse windows are in fact smaller than the side ...
The Colossus of Constantine (Italian: Statua Colossale di Costantino I) was a many times life-size acrolithic early-4th-century statue depicting the Roman emperor Constantine the Great (c. 280–337), commissioned by himself, which originally occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius on the Via Sacra, near the Forum Romanum in Rome.
Villa of Maxentius and Mausoleum of Romulus. The Villa of Maxentius is an imperial villa in Rome, built by the Roman emperor Maxentius.The complex is located between the second and third miles of the ancient Appian Way, and consists of three main buildings: the palace, the circus of Maxentius and the dynastic mausoleum, designed in an inseparable architectural unit to honor Maxentius.
The user is inserted into the final civic building of the Roman Empire before its Christianization, the Basilica of Maxentius. [12] Smarthistory hosts, Beth Harris and Steven Zucker, provide users with a virtual tour of the building.
The Circus of Maxentius (known until the 19th century as the Circus of Caracalla) is an ancient structure in Rome, Italy, part of a complex of buildings erected by emperor Maxentius on the Via Appia between AD 306 and 312.