The Arch of Constantine was built to celebrate his victory over Maxentius in a bloody civil war between the dates of 312 and 315, built on at the end of one of the longest stretch in Italy. The road this monument was build on was during the time of Augusts and has not seemed to have to a been altered during the rebuilding of the time of Nero. While this monument enhance the space, it also bring challenges which is what part of this article Framing the Sun: Arch on Constantine and the Roman Cityscape talks about. Not only does this monument bring challenges to it placement but it also brings a whole different meaning to the monument itself with how it was strategically layout.
