Mausoleum of Helena on the Via Labicana near Rome

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The Mausoleum of Helena on the Via Labicana near Rome is a 4th-century circular imperial tomb built for Empress Helena, mother of Constantine the Great, and one of the most important surviving Constantinian funerary monuments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman funerary monument
archaeological site
imperial tomb
mausoleum
architecturalStyle Roman architecture
surface form: Constantinian architecture

Late Roman architecture
associatedWith Constantine I
surface form: Constantine the Great

Constantinian dynasty
surface form: Imperial family of the Constantinian dynasty
belongsToCategory Constantinian monuments in Rome
Imperial Roman tombs
Roman mausoleums
builtFor Helena
constructionCentury 4th century AD
continent Europe
country Italy
culturalContext Roman Empire
currentCondition ruin
dateOfConstruction 4th century
dedicatedTo Helena
era Constantinian period
function imperial burial place
hasFeature central circular plan
cylindrical drum
interior ambulatory
niches in the interior wall
hasOccupant Empress Helena
Helena
mother of Constantine the Great
hasType circular mausoleum
heritageStatus important early Christian-era monument
locatedIn Italy
Rome
locatedOn Via Labicana
materialUsed brick
concrete
near ancient Via Labicana
notableFor association with Empress Helena
well-preserved Constantinian funerary architecture
originalUse tomb of Empress Helena
partOf Constantinian funerary monuments
patron court of Constantine the Great
surface form: Constantinian imperial court
religiousContext early Christian Rome
roofType dome
shape circular
significance one of the most important surviving Constantinian funerary monuments
timePeriod Late Antiquity

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Helena buriedAt Mausoleum of Helena on the Via Labicana near Rome