Victory column
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A victory column, or monumental column or triumphal column, is a monument in the form of a column, erected in memory of a heroic commemoration, including victorious battle, war, or revolution. The col
19th-century comparison between the Alexander Column, the Column of the Grande Armée, Trajan's Column, the Column of Marcus Aurelius, and "Pompey's Pillar"
Snake column Hippodrome Constantinople 2007
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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
Victory column
…case, these were often hollowed out to accommodate an ancient spiral staircase leading up to the platform on top. The earliest triumphal column was Trajan's Column which, dedicated in 113 AD, defined its architectural form and established its symbolic value as a political monument alongside the older Roman triumphal…
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