Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . Froehner, 131 to 161.) CI The second part opens, on slab 265, with the march for-ward of the Roman troops. They have just passed thegreat bridge whose northern gate, with its pillars sur-mounted by trophies, is visible on the left; from this afence leads down to a small trestle bridge which spans aditch, intended apparently for the protection of the largebridge. The last men are leaving the gate and passing (11 this second small bridge ; already the Princeps is seenriding on far ahead (267, 268), approaching an altar atwhich a bull is about to be
Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . Froehner, 131 to 161.) CI The second part opens, on slab 265, with the march for-ward of the Roman troops. They have just passed thegreat bridge whose northern gate, with its pillars sur-mounted by trophies, is visible on the left; from this afence leads down to a small trestle bridge which spans aditch, intended apparently for the protection of the largebridge. The last men are leaving the gate and passing (11 this second small bridge ; already the Princeps is seenriding on far ahead (267, 268), approaching an altar atwhich a bull is about to be sacrificed. Massed roundare the standard-bearers and soldiery (269) ; in the back-ground are seen a fortified camp, with its gate and otherbuildings on its rightâafter an empty interval is a circular cm camp with tents in its midst (270). Immediately beyondâis a great lustratio, or purification, the first in this secondwar {cf. the two suovetaurilia of the first war, above p. 174 ; ⢠Petersen, D. K., ii. p. 63 ; cf. i. p. 39. PLATE LIX. Gl!<iriS FKOM TllK PKOCKSSH )X Ol TllK SI (â¢\ A Tiaian column THE TRAJAN COLUMN 195 p. 180). Within the camp Trajan, with veiled head,pours libation over the altar, while the procession ofthe suovetaurilia passes round the camp outside. In theforeground, in front of the sacred animals, is a magnificentgroup of Roman trumpeters (Plate LIX.). Next we findTrajan, with his staff, addressing from the the civmassed soldiery who stand below (274-277). The Imperialgroup, among whom, however, now appears a young beardedlictor with his fascis, is familiar from the pictures of theFirst War. As in the First War, likewise, the adlocutio takesplace immediately after the lusiratio. Next comes a councilof war; Trajan is seen seated among his officers (279).They are inside the camp, yet appear well raised above it, cvaccording to the perspectival conventions of the column. Theresult of the council is immediately apparent outside,
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