A spectacular exhibition explains how the extraordinary monument of the Trajan Column was built, raised by the emperor Trajan in the heart of Rome to celebrate the conquest of Dacia, today’s Romania. ...

The story of Emperor Trajan’s victory over a mighty barbarian empire isn’t just one for the books. It’s also told in 155 scenes carved in a spiral frieze on a monumental column. In back-to-back wars ...

The frieze on Trajan's Column has long been criticized for requiring the visitor to circumambulate the column to read it. By considering the Column within the context of Roman funerary monuments, I ...

ROME — Rome’s most majestic forum has recovered some of its former glory with a partial reconstruction of the imposing columns of Trajan’s basilica — using funds from a now-sanctioned Russian oligarch ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ancient Roman Empire was one of the most influential imperial powers in the history of human civilization. Ancient historians believe that the foundation of the empire began as ...

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Two monuments bearing sculptures depicting aspects of Trajan's Dacian Wars across the Danube (101 - 102 AD and 105- 106 AD) survive: Trajan's Column in Rome (112 AD) and the Trophy of Trajan (Tropaeum ...