The New International Encyclopædia/Constantine, Baths of

CONSTANTINE, Baths of. Enormous baths built by Constantine, covering nearly the whole breadth of the Quirinal Hill, in Rome. The only extant remains are some foundations seen in excavating the Via Nazionale, and a few blocks of marble now in the adjoining Colonna Gardens. The baths were demolished by Paul V., in 1610, and their site is now occupied by the Quirinal and Rospigliosi palaces. The figures known as the “Horse Tamers,” from which Monte Cavallo is named, stood in front of the baths, and here was found the colossal statue of Constantine.