The arch, which was built in 315 AD to honor the emperor Constantine’s victory over Maxentius, is more than 80 feet tall and stands inside the Colosseum archeological compound, where tourists ...

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.

Authorities in Italy on Wednesday began work to secure Rome’s Constantine Arch after a lightning strike broke fragments from the ancient monument. A violent thunder and lightning storm that ...

Reuters. Fragments of Constantine's Arch lie on the ground after lightning struck it during a storm in Rome, Italy September 3, 2024. REUTERS/Alberto Lingria ...

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 ...

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 triumphal arch 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.