Tropaeum Traiani
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The Tropaeum Traiani or Trajan's Trophy lies 1.4 km northeast of the Roman city of Civitas Tropaensium. It was built in AD 109 in then Moesia Inferior, to commemorate Roman Emperor Trajan's victory ov
1977 reconstruction of the Tropaeum Traiani
Metope XVII: Roman equipped with a helmet with broad neckguard, brow guard, cheekpiece and bowl reinforced; short-sleeved scale shirt with double rows of pteryges and a manica on his right arm, encased in scale armour; curved rectangular shield with raised border, gamma corner symbols and a central boss. The bearded standing enemy wears a Phrygian cap and baggy garments, and wields a two-handed falx.
Three hypothetical reconstructions
1896 picture
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
Tropaeum Traiani
…funerary tumulus while the upper point is the altar. The trophy monument was built, according to the inscription, between 106 and 109 AD probably by Apollodorus of Damascus, Trajan's favoured architect and engineer. It was inspired by the Augustus mausoleum, and was dedicated to Mars Ultor. It is a cylindrical building…
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.