Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during the height of its power, the emperor decided to change that and leave a ...

During a storm on September 3, lightning struck Rome’s Arch of Constantine, chipping the structure’s marble surface. The 1,700-year-old arch and its neighbor, the Colosseum, were two of ...

Rome, for example, was supplied by aqueducts ... Centering: This wooden structure bore the arch’s weight until the last stone was laid. When it was removed, the slotted stones could support ...

The best way to do this is to distribute the weight evenly, and directly to the ground. The trough of the aquaduct could rest on the center and top of the arch, the keystone (red in the models). From ...

Lightning has damaged a 1,700-year-old arch near Rome's Colosseum sending blocks of marble plummeting to the ground. A violent thunderstorm on Tuesday loosened pieces from the Arch of Constantine ...