Column of Marcus Aurelius
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The Column of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman victory column located in Piazza Colonna, Rome, Italy. A Doric column adorned with a detailed spiral relief, it was built in honor of Roman emperor Marcus Aure
The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Piazza Colonna
Detail from the column. The five horizontal slits (visible in the larger version) allow light into the internal stairway.
Inscription describing the restoration
The column (right) in the background of Panini's painting of the Palazzo Montecitorio, with the base of the Column of Antoninus Pius in the right foreground (1747)
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
Column of Marcus Aurelius
…Colonna, Rome, Italy. A Doric column adorned with a detailed spiral relief, it was built in honor of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and modeled after Trajan's Column. Dedicated to the emperor and his military campaigns during the Barbarian Wars, the monument stands as a testament to his reign from 161 to 180 AD. 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