The Tetrarchs is 4th century porphyry sculpture representing Diocletian, Maximian, Valerian and Constance. Collectively they were the tetrarchs, appointed by Diocletian to help rule the Roman Empire.
Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs, detail of a stone sculpture outside St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy
Detail of the faces of the Tetrarchs, a very famous sculptural group outside the Basilica of San Marco, Venice
Detail of the statue of the tetrarchs on San Marco Square in Venice
Venice - detail from st. Mark cathedral
Detail from Monument of Four Tetrarchs, late roman emperors, at the corner of Saint Mark Square in Venice
The famous Roman 4th-century CE statue (made of porphyry) said to depict the "tetrarchy", four emperors ruling the Roman empire jointly. Placed on the exterior wall of St Mark's Basilica, Venice
The Tetrarchs is 4th century porphyry sculpture representing Diocletian, Maximian, Valerian and Constance. Collectively they were the tetrarchs, appointed by Diocletian to help rule the Roman Empire.
The Tetrarchs is 4th century porphyry sculpture representing Diocletian, Maximian, Valerian and Constance. Collectively they were the tetrarchs, appointed by Diocletian to help rule the Roman Empire.