▁supports ▁this ▁purpose : ▁decor ation ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁" g old en ▁times " ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁under ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁em per ors ▁whose ▁relief s ▁were ▁re - used ▁ ▁places ▁Const antine ▁next ▁to ▁these ▁" good ▁em per ors ", ▁and ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁the ▁pieces ▁ev okes ▁images ▁of ▁the ▁vict orious ▁and ▁p ious ▁r uler . ▁ ▁Another ▁explanation ▁given ▁for ▁the ▁re - use ▁is ▁the ▁short ▁time ▁between ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁construction ▁( late ▁ 3 1 2 ▁at ▁the ▁earliest ) ▁and ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁( sum mer ▁ 3 1 5 ), ▁so ▁the ▁architect s ▁used ▁existing ▁art work ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁time ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁art . ▁It ▁could ▁be ▁that ▁so ▁many ▁old ▁parts ▁were ▁used ▁because ▁the ▁build ers ▁themselves ▁did ▁not   fe el   the ▁artists ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁could ▁do ▁better ▁than ▁what ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁done ▁by ▁different ▁people . ▁As ▁yet ▁another ▁possible ▁reason , ▁it ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁truly ▁did ▁lack ▁the ▁art istic ▁skill ▁to ▁produce ▁acceptable ▁art work , ▁and ▁were ▁aware ▁of ▁it , ▁and ▁therefore ▁pl under ed ▁the ▁ancient ▁buildings ▁to ▁ad orn ▁their ▁contemporary ▁monuments . ▁This ▁interpretation ▁has ▁become ▁less ▁prominent ▁in ▁more ▁recent ▁times , ▁as ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁Late ▁Anti qu ity ▁has ▁been ▁appreciated ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁a