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Emperor with the head of Trajan, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Gestures; Clothing & dress; Hairstyles; Military uniforms;...
"This armored statue was discovered in the ancient city of Gabii. […] The portrait of Trajan, set on a modern neck, did not belong to the statue; it was furnished in 1793 by Vincenzo Pacetti, who produced this reconstituted piece for the...
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Design for the monument to British naval victories with a statue of Britannia.
Prints; Engravings; Intaglio prints; Unbuilt projects; Monuments; Victories; Navies; Naval warfare; Warfare; War; Campaigns & battles; Nationalism; Sculpture; Allegories; Symbols; Women; Standing; Clothing & dress; Helmets; Headgear;...
Design: John Flaxman. Engraved by William Blake.
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Palace complex of Ashurnasirpal II, Kalhu (modern Nimrud), Iraq, relief, Assyrian archers pursuing enemies.
Architecture; Buildings; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Castles & palaces; Houses; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture; Storytelling; Campaigns & battles; War; Warfare; Military...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, upper part with Dacian statues.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Victories; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural sculpture; Spolia; Men; Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated...
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Great Trajanic Frieze, Trajan battling Dacians, reused as Liberator Urbis panel in Arch of Constantine central passageway, Rome, Italy.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Architectural elements; Passageways; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Campaigns...
Liberator Urbis (liberator of the city).
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, central passageway, Liberator Urbis, originally Trajan battling Dacians from the Great Trajanic Frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Architectural elements; Passageways; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Campaigns...
Liberator Urbis (liberator of the city).
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Hadrian as imperator, from Hierapytna, Greece, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; People associated with military activities; Military officers; Military leadership; Leadership; Standing; Clothing & dress; Military...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail, Romans battling Germans.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
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Arch of Tiberius, Orange, France.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Victories; Power (Social sciences); Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Pediments; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
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Arch of Tiberius, Orange, France, detail of facade reliefs.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Victories; Power (Social sciences); Architectural elements; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Trophies (Architectural...
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Triumph of Tiberius, scyphus from Boscorale [Boscoreale cup].
Drinking vessels; Tableware; Silverware; Silverwork; Metalwork; Storytelling; Parades & processions; Victory celebrations; Victories; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Generals; Military...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 9 to 11 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 5 and 6 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 4 and 5 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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Arch of Trajan, Benevento, Italy, city facade.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Spandrels; Inscriptions; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural...
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy, facade.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Inscriptions; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Spandrels; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Pedestals; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural...
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy, northeastern panel, war against the Parthians.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments;...
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy, column pedestal, Roman soldier and Parthian prisoner.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; People associated with military activities; Upper class; Military officers; Facades; Architectural...
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Lepcis Magna, Libya.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Spandrels; Columns; Corinthian order; Architectural orders; Capitals (Columns); Pedestals; Pilasters; Pediments;...
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