Title
The burnt column, Constantinople, 1890.
Caption
The burnt column, Constantinople, 1890. The Column of Constantine (Turkish: Çemberlitas Sütunu, from çemberli 'hooped' and tas 'stone'), also known as the Burnt Stone, is a Roman monumental column constructed on the orders of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great in 330 AD. It commemorates the declaration of Byzantium (renamed by Constantine as Nova Roma) as the new capital city of the Roman Empire.
Date
1890
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP17A07_444
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 13,2in x 17,6in / 3962 x 5294 (300dpi)