| 词条 | Statue of Constantine the Great, York | ||||||
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|title=Statue of Constantine the Great |italic title = no |image =2009-04-13 ConstantineTheGreat York.jpg |image_size = 225px |caption = |artist = Philip Jackson |year = 1998 | height_metric = |museum = Outside of York Minster |city = York, UK }} The Statue of Constantine the Great is a bronze statue depicting the Roman Emperor Constantine I seated on a throne, commissioned by York Civic Trust and designed by the sculptor Philip Jackson. It was unveiled in 1998 and is situated outside York Minster, to commemorate the accession of Constantine as Roman Emperor in AD306 on this site.[1] DescriptionThe statue depicts a seated Constantine wearing military dress. His left arm is outstretched behind him and his right holds the pommel of a sword, the tip of which is shown to be broken. A legend inscribed on the base reads "Constantine by this sign conquer". This phrase is a translation of the latin in hoc signo vinces; a reference to a passage from the historian Eusebius of Caesaria who recounts alleged that Constantine was marching with his army and looked up to the sun and saw a cross of light above it, and with it the Greek words "(ἐν) τούτῳ νίκα" ("In this, conquer").[2][3] Theft of swordThe statue's sword was stolen in September 2016.[4] A homeless man, John Flanagan, was prosecuted for the damage - the sword had been kicked from the statue and then brandished by Flanagan before he deposited it in a drain.[5] The restoration of the statue by York Civic Trust was undertaken in November 2016 and cost £783.[5][1] References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=https://www.yorkmix.com/life/constantine-gets-sword-back-cost-1000/ |title=Constantine gets his sword back – at a cost of £1,000 |publisher=York Mix |accessdate=11 October 2018}} 2. ^{{cite book|url=http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/03d/0265-0339,_Eusebius_Caesariensis,_Vita_Constantini_%5BSchaff%5D,_EN.pdf|author=Eusebius|title=Vita Constantini|chapter= 1.28|website=www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu|page=944}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Famous Men of Rome|first1=John H.|last1=Haaren|first2=A. B.|author1-link=John Henry Haaren|last2=Poland|year=2006|origyear=1904|page=229|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ShhJdTdnVAC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA229#v=onepage&q&f=false|isbn=978-159915-046-8|publisher=Yesterday's Classics}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-37517006 |title=Sword stolen from York Minster Constantine statue|date=30 September 2016 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=11 October 2018}} 5. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/News/14941271.man-left-with-bill-for-taking-statues-sword/ |title=Man left with bill for taking statue’s sword |author1=Laycock, M |date=2 December 2016 |publisher=York Press |accessdate=11 October 2018}} External links{{commons|Constantine's Statue, York}}
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