\f1 \fs22 Up until \b \cf4 \ATXht160 Constantine\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , every emperor took care to restore old buildings
and embellish the city with new monuments. Very little remains of Rome's ancient splendor. The ravages inflicted by time and human beings, and above all the systematic demolition of ancient buildings to obtain marble and other materials for the many chu
rches and palaces of Renaissance Rome, have wiped out or distorted its memory forever.\par