Hadrianic Tondi (South Side: Bear Hunt and Sacrifice to Diana) Self-researched

Location: Arch of Constantine, Rome
Medium: White Luna marble relief, c. 2.4m diameter
Date: c. AD 117–138 (reign of Hadrian); reused AD 315

The right pair on the south side depicts a bear hunt (left tondo) and a sacrifice to Diana, the goddess of the hunt (right tondo). The eight tondi collectively present a unified program of imperial virtus (courage in the hunt) paired with pietas (devotion through sacrifice), a theme recontextualized for Constantine.