Apollodorus of Damascus
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Apollodorus of Damascus was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD. As an architect he authored several technical treatises, and his massive architectural
Apollodorus of Damascus, bust from 130/140 AD in the Glyptothek
The monumental Danube Bridge of Apollodorus. Apollodorus himself stands in the foreground behind the sacrificing emperor.
Trajan's Column
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Trajan's Column is a Roman triumphal column in Rome, Italy, that commemorates Roman emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars. It was probably constructed under the supervision of the architect Apol
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…Temple of Trajan Trajan's Column (the first monument of its kind) Outside the capital, Apollodorus designed the…
Trajan's Column, north of the Roman Forum
Roman carroballista, a cart-mounted field artillery weapon (relief detail)
Two examples of Dupondius struck 114–116 AD, showing Trajan's column with the original statue on top and his portrait
Battle scene between the Roman and Dacian armies