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Title	Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 4 and 5 of the spiral frieze.
Alternative Title	Trajan's Column.
Creator	Apollodoros of Damascus (Roman architect, died ca. 125 CE)
Date	Dedicated 112
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman) Trajanic
Theme	Architecture (object genre) Monuments Sepulchral monuments Tombs Memorials Memorial columns Triumphal columns Columns (architectural elements) Commemoratives Shafts (column components) Sculpture (visual work) Reliefs (sculptures) Bas-reliefs (sculpture) Friezes (ornamental areas) Detail views Narrative (artistic device) Narratives (document genres) Storytelling Scenes (depictions) Battles Campaigns Wars Armed conflicts Victories Triumphs Figurative art Figures (representations) Men (male humans) Emperors Royalty Monarchs Leaders (people) Rulers (people) Aristocrats Upper class Officers (military officers) Military personnel Soldiers Armed forces Armies Standard-bearers Equestrians Motion Gesture Adlocutio Speeches Sitting Standing Front views Back views Profiles (figures) Three-quarter views Oblique views Costume (mode of fashion) Military uniforms Uniforms Tunics Pleats Shields (armor) Armor (protective wear) Standards (identifying artifacts) Animals Domestic animals Horses Horseback riding Riding (traveling) Equestrians Riding horses (animals) War horses Transportation Boats Vehicles (transportation) Water transport Horse transports Oars Travelers Travel Triumphal arches (memorial arches) Memorial arches Arches
Subject	Architecture Monuments Monuments & memorials Funerary facilities Tombs & sepulchral monuments Columns Sculpture Architectural sculpture Architectural decorations & ornaments Bas-reliefs Friezes (Ornamental bands) Details Storytelling Campaigns & battles War Warfare Military maneuvers Military mobilizations Troop movements Travel Military life Victories Men Emperors Rulers People associated with politics & government Upper class People associated with military activities Military officers Military leadership Leadership Military personnel Soldiers Armies Locomotion Human locomotion Gestures Sitting Standing Clothing & dress Military uniforms Uniforms Shields Arms & armament Standards (Identifying artifacts) Military standards Animals Horses Horseback riding Riding Transportation Boats Vessels Rowers People associated with transportation Memorial arches Arches
People Pictured	Trajan, Emperor of Rome, 53-117 Dacians
Location Depicted	Rome (Italy) Italy Forum of Trajan (Rome, Italy)
Material	Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Technique	Relief (sculpture techniques) Sculpting Carving (processes) Bas-relief (sculpture technique)
Work Type	Architecture Tombs & sepulchral monuments Monuments Monuments & memorials Columns Triumphal columns Memorial columns Reliefs (sculptures) Sculpture Architectural sculpture Friezes (ornamental areas) Details
Source	Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.11-12, p.161)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © Scala / Art Resource, NY.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 366-87.jpg
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