The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Organization

Obelisk of Constantius

Also known as Egyptian obelisk, Constantius obelisk

  • Organization

A tall, monolithic granite obelisk from Egypt, inscribed with hieroglyphs, originally from Heliopolis; transported to Rome and erected in the Circus Maximus by Constantius as a monument to his visit and munificence.

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Organization
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 80
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History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    A tall, monolithic granite obelisk from Egypt, inscribed with hieroglyphs, originally from Heliopolis; transported to Rome and erected in the Circus Maximus by Constantius as a monument to his visit and munificence.

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