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The Forum of Trajan

by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

Apollodorus of Damascus, The Forum of Trajan, dedicated 112 C.E., Rome

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Column of Trajan, Saint Peter from the back

Column of Trajan, detail with numerous scenes

Column of Trajan, detail with numerous scenes

Column of Trajan, grief, suicide, and panic among Dacians (scenes 120-122); Romans build stone fort (scene 128); Roman calvary charges fleeing Dacians (scene 144); Romans capture Dacians (scene 150)

Column of Trajan, grief, suicide, and panic among Dacians (scenes 120-122); Romans build stone fort (scene 128); Roman calvary charges fleeing Dacians (scene 144); Romans capture Dacians (scene 150)

Column of Trajan, detail with numerous scenes

Column of Trajan, detail with numerous scenes

Column of Trajan, detail with

Column of Trajan, Trajan oversees fort construction, wounded Romans cared for (scenes 39-40); Dacians petition Trajan, boats are loaded (scenes 46-47); Trajan address with standards, Romans march up hill, clear wooded area (scenes 54-56)

Column of Trajan, detail with numerous scenes

Column of Trajan, detail with numerous scenes

Column of Trajan, Romans build stone fort (scene 129); Trajan address, Romans load treasure (scenes 137-38); Decebalus, trapped, commits suicide (scene 145); final battle (scene 151)

Column of Trajan, Trajan addresses troops after victory (scene 42); Trajan meets with Dacians (scene 52); Dacian kneels before Trajan (scene 62)

Column of Trajan, detail with numerous scenes

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Cite this page as: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "The Forum of Trajan," in Smarthistory, December 16, 2015, accessed June 10, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/forum-and-markets-of-trajan-2/.