After the obelisk remained in Alexandria for a few decades, Constantius II had the Lateran obelisk shipped to Rome when he made his only visit there in 357. It was erected near the Egyptian obelisk called the Flaminio, which had stood since 10 BC where it was installed by Augustus to decorate the spina of the Circus Maximus.
The Lateran obelisk remained in Alexandria for a short time before Constantius II decided to relocate it to Rome during his sole visit there in 357. It was positioned adjacent to the Egyptian obelisk known as the Flaminio, which had been erected by Augustus since 10 BC to embellish the Circus Maximus's spina.