COLUMN OF TRAJAN 2: FIRST FORTY SCENES

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Title	COLUMN OF TRAJAN 2: FIRST FORTY SCENES
View	Scene VI: 'Council of War' (with Trajan seated), detail
Notes	memorial, tribute
Work Type	war memorial column victory monument art in public tomb sculpture relief
Style/Period	Ancient Roman classical Imperial
Major Design Aspects	vertical thrust prominence through height spiral vast scale elegant
Elements & Spatial Types	Roman troops building a fort Roman Camp Trajan address troops
Climate Type	Mediterranean
Country	Italy
City	Rome
State/Province	Lazio
Alternate Place Names	Trajan's Forum
Architectural Material	marble
Art Medium	marble
Structural System	bearing marble
Patron	Emperor Trajan
Dates	AD 113
Century	2C AD
Designation/Awards/Inscriptions	city landmark
Photographer	Scott Gilchrist, Archivision
Date Photographed	11/30/1993
Subject Information	The marble column was inaugurated by Trajan in AD 113. It celebrates his two campaigns in Dacia (now Romania) in AD 101-2 and AD 105-6. Carved scenes from these campaigns spiral up the column, beginning with the Romans preparing for war and ending with the Dacians being ousted from their homeland. These scenes are considered to be the masterpiece of Roman sculptural art, still almost intact, and carefully restored in 1980-88. The carving was carried out in less than four years by an unknown Roman master and his workshop. The ashes of Trajan and his wife Plotina were placed in a golden urn in the column's base. The first 40 scenes (roughly), are depicted here. The Roman Numerals refer to the scenes as identified in the publication 'Trajan's Column' by Lepper & Frere.
Credit Line	Archivision Inc. (all images copyright Scott Gilchrist / Archivision.com)
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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