dec 2, 112 - Column of Trajan

Description:

Date: 112 CE

Artist: unkown

Medium: Marble

Location: Rome, Italy

Function:
- burial chamber of Trajan
- visitor was to wander up the interior spiral staircase to the viewing platform at the top where a heroic nude statue of theEmperor was placed
- the register shows a narrative story of Trajan's victory against the Dacians

Form:
- stood amid Trajan's Forum
- 128 feet high
- 625 feet of the register
- low relief

Comparison:
- The Bayeux tapestry
- Walker, Darkytown Rebellion

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