This is the head of the Colossus of Constantine, a huge statue of Constantine the Great (c 280–337) that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Forum in Rome. It is here to represent the important role of Rome and its emperors in the early years of Christianity. Initially, Rome was opposed to the gospel and some Emperors directly persecuted. With Constantine everything changed and Christianity became the official religion, which was the start of a whole new set of problems for the gospel.
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AHOCIA 100 Objects 06
This is the head of the Colossus of Constantine, a huge statue of Constantine the Great (c 280–337) that once occupied the west apse of the Basilica of Maxentius in the Forum in Rome. It is here to represent the important role of Rome and its emperors in the early years of Christianity. Initially, Rome was opposed to the gospel and some Emperors directly persecuted. With Constantine everything changed and Christianity became the official religion, which was the start of a whole new set of problems for the gospel.
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