Trajan's Column

Trajan's Column

Folder: Roman Empire
Erected in 113AD to celebrate Emperor Trajan's victories in Dacia (modern day Romania). The 30m column is decorated with a spiral frieze carved with events from that war. It starts with soldiers preparing for the war and ends with the Dacians being ousted from their homeland. The column consists of 29 pieces of white marble, the largest one weighing up to 77 tons. The reliefs were not always in pl…  (read more)

25 May 2010

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Trajan's Column Detail

This is a plaster cast replica of the original in Rome. This cast is in London's V&A museum. May 2010.

12 Oct 2007

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Trajan's Column Cast

Cast taken of part of Trajan's column in Rome and presented to the Fishbourne Roman Palace Museum by the Italian Government. Fishbourne Roman Palace, Sussex. October 2007.
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