Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . , and the bullof the suovelaurilia, familiar from the slabs in the RomanForum—are led to sacrifice. The pig, with an olivewreath tied round his body, is seen disappearing round thecorner (24), led by his attendant; at this point the com-position becomes of extreme interest—the group of trum-peters being only one end of a procession which, aftermaking the circuit of the camp, reappears on the left ofthe enclosure (at 22), headed by a third sacrificial IX attendant. To the right, Trajan, with two officers, is seenon a rocky eminence, apparently givi
Roman sculpture from Augustus to Constantine . , and the bullof the suovelaurilia, familiar from the slabs in the RomanForum—are led to sacrifice. The pig, with an olivewreath tied round his body, is seen disappearing round thecorner (24), led by his attendant; at this point the com-position becomes of extreme interest—the group of trum-peters being only one end of a procession which, aftermaking the circuit of the camp, reappears on the left ofthe enclosure (at 22), headed by a third sacrificial IX attendant. To the right, Trajan, with two officers, is seenon a rocky eminence, apparently giving some order (26);in the foreground a barbarian, carrying what appears tobe an enormous mushroom,t is so overcome by the unex-pected sight of the Emperor that he has fallen off his* Plates LIII , LIV., LVIII., LIX., LXII,, are from the originalphotographs at the Museum of St. Germain (by kindness of ). t In efiFect he has been identified as the Bur who brought toTrajan a large fungus with a message of defiance (Dio, LXVIII., 8.). THE COLUMN OF TRAJAN 175 mule (25), and the animal looks round at him maliciouslylowering its ears (Demitto auriculas ut iniquae mentis asellus,is appropriately quoted by S. Reinach). The Emperor, standing on the military tribunal {zy), xnext harangues his troops (28), while further to theright works of fortification are in progress on either side xi-xiiof a river which is spanned by a wooden bridge (29-32).Then to the right again Trajan, with his two officers,reappears within the camp (33). In the next picture the Emperor leaves the camp, which xiii-xivis guarded by sentinels (5), and goes out reconnoitring upthe river valley (36). He is seen above, approaching amountain fortress, the steep road to which is protected bya parapet, while below three scouts are crossing a bridge;in the foreground a soldier draws water, and to the rightthe soldiers are seen felling timber in an oak wood (37-39). xvThis extensive and animated composition skil
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