Money distribution to Roman citizens (congiarium, liberalitas)
Relief on the north side.Marble.
175—196 CE. Rome, Arch of ConstantinePhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Money distribution to Roman citizens (congiarium, liberalitas).
Relief on the north side.
Marble.
175—196 CE.
Marble.
175—196 CE.
Rome, Arch of Constantine
(Roma, Arco di Costantino).
Description:
To the right of the central opening of the arch (east side) there are the final pair of Antonine reliefs. First comes a scene of liberalitas, the emperor distributing support payments to Roman citizens (fig. 2.17). Here in action is the famous dole, which was a concrete advantage of the citizenry of the capital. The emperor, the scale of whose figure dwarfs the other participants in the scene, is seated on a high podium. Three dignitaries are grouped around him. A slave passes him purses of money from a sack beneath his feet. In the foreground at the foot of the podium there are gathered the recipients of the emperor’s generosity. Turning away after receiving their allotment are a father carrying his child on his shoulders, a woman, and an elderly man with his slave boy. Another man looks up toward the emperor in anticipation of receiving his share. The scene is set before a colonnade in which garlands are displayed.
Credits:
(сс) 2008. Photo: Sergey Sosnovskiy (CC BY-SA 4.0).
© 2004. Description: R. Ross Holloway. Constantine and Rome. Yale University Press, New Haven and London. P. 28—29.
© 2004. Description: R. Ross Holloway. Constantine and Rome. Yale University Press, New Haven and London. P. 28—29.
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