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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/680/682-27.jpg
Title	Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, frieze detail, suovetaurilia.
Alternative Title	Trajan's Column.
Creator	Apollodoros of Damascus (Roman architect, died ca. 125 CE)
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 Victories Triumphs Battles Battlefields Campaigns Wars Armed conflicts 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) Castra Military installations Military camps Fortresses Forts Fortifications Military housing Military buildings Buildings Suovetaurilia Sacrifices Rituals (events) Ceremonies Libations Processions Music 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 Cavalries Equestrians Musicians Trumpeters Players (of games, instruments) Motion Gesture Standing Horseback riding Riding (traveling) Sitting Walking Front views Back views Profiles (figures) Three-quarter views Oblique views Hairstyles Costume (mode of fashion) Drapery (representations) Military uniforms Uniforms Tunics Veils (headcloths) Headcloths (headgear) Helmets Headgear Armor (protective wear) Weapons Axes (weapons) Musical instruments Trumpets (aerophones) Altars (religious building fixtures) Portable Animals Domestic animals Livestock Sheep Rams (animals) Oxen Cattle Horses Riding horses (animals) War horses Bridles
Subject	Architecture Monuments Monuments & memorials Funerary facilities Tombs & sepulchral monuments Columns Victories Campaigns & battles War Sculpture Architectural sculpture Architectural decorations & ornaments Bas-reliefs Friezes (Ornamental bands) Details Storytelling Forts & fortifications Military facilities Military camps Buildings Sacrifices Rites & ceremonies Parades & processions Music Military life Men Emperors Rulers People associated with politics & government Upper class People associated with military activities Military officers Military leadership Leadership Military personnel Soldiers Armies Cavalry Musicians Locomotion Human locomotion Gestures Horseback riding Riding Sitting Standing Walking Clothing & dress Military uniforms Uniforms Helmets Headgear Veils Arms & armament Axes Trumpets Musical instruments Altars Animals Livestock Swine Sheep Oxen Cattle Horses
Description	“Illustration of a suovetaurilia, a ritual sacrifice made before the start of a military offensive. At the bottom, a pig and a sheep are being led to the sacrificial altar. The ox which was also destined for sacrifice cannot be seen in this view. The emperor is shown with a veiled head in front of the altar carrying out a libation, a drink-offering to the gods.” (caption, p.110)
People Pictured	Trajan, Emperor of Rome, 53-117
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	Bussagli, Marco, ed. Rome: Art & Architecture. Cologne: Konemann, 1999. (p.110)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Bussagli courtesy: I.C.C.D.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 682-27.jpg
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