Trajans Column and Forum, Rome, ca 1860, by Pompeo Molins

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Trajan's Column (Italian: Colonna Traiana) is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate. It is located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in AD 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and Dacians (101–102 and 105–106). Its design has inspired numerous victory columns, both ancient and modern. The two churches near the column are Santa Maria di Loreto, built in the 16th century, and Santissimo Nome di Maria, in the 18th century

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Size: 3576px × 2759px
Location: Rome, Italy
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