Constantine
This 4th-century marble sculpture is of the Emperor Constantine the Great. The statue and gate are located in the portico of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran (Arcibasilica Papale di San Giovanni in Laterano), the cathedral church of Rome. It was moved to its current location in the portico of the Lateran Basilica by Pope Clement XII in 1735, where it stands on a marble pedestal behind an iron gate added at a later date. Constantine I (c. 285–337 AD) was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity and the founder of the basilica. The sculpture was found in the 18th century during excavations of the ancient Baths of Constantine on the Quirinal Hill in Rome. (Kremer, 2025) Photo from Rome, Italy, 2025.