Talk:Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

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Why did it survive?

The text has (or had) an answer to this question "The statue of Marcus Aurelius was perhaps not melted down because in the Middle Ages it was incorrectly thought to portray the first Christian Emperor, Constantine.^[1]"

An anon doesn't like this answer, calling into question the source's reliability. It looks quite reasonable to me, so I've revert him or her. It looks to me like this is just a difference of opinion between a reliable source and an anon. Feedback?

^ John Baskett (2006). The Horse in Art. Yale University Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 0-300-11740-X.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 12:56, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I haven't read the source used, but vaguely remember reading this somewhere (else). Not sure why he has taken against it so strongly. Johnbod (talk) 13:46, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Right, top of a google search, from the Khan video already linked: "A text known as the Liber Pontificalis that dates to the middle of the tenth century C.E. mentions the equestrian monument, referring to it as “caballus Constantini” or the “horse of Constantine.” According to the text, the urban prefect of Rome was condemned following an uprising against Pope John XII and, as punishment, was hung by the hair from the equestrian monument. At this time the equestrian statue was located in the Lateran quarter of the city of Rome near the Lateran Palace, where it may have been since at least the eighth century C.E. Popular theories at the time held that the bearded emperor was in fact Constantine I, thus sparing the statue from being melted down." There are tons of others (and more). Johnbod (talk) 14:01, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

And why did this suddenly get 8,000 views yesterday? Johnbod (talk) 14:08, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Nonexistent pedestal

"sitting on a pedestal that was later provided by Pope Sixtus IV."

How could it sit on a pedestal that didn't yet exist? 2A02:AA1:1640:F051:E553:3DCD:AB74:9760 (talk) 09:40, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed Johnbod (talk) 12:42, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[Baskett2006-1] John Baskett (2006). The Horse in Art. Yale University Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 0-300-11740-X.

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