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Images of Trajan in Situ (SE)

Representations of Trajan on the southeast side of Trajan’s Column in Rome.

 

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Scenes 1/I and 2/II: On the northwest side of the Column on the lowest spiral we see sentries and watchtowers on the left, then the loading up of boats along the riverbank. This is the main axis of the Column from the entrance to the forum complex on the north side. The opposite (SE) side of the Column faces the Basilica Ulpia and carries the dedicatory inscription on the pedestal. Above we see a scene of sacrifice (suovetaurilia) and the portent of the man falling from his horse (Scene 9/IX). From the Column in situ. RBU2013.7804. Scene 24/XXIV: The first great battle scene, right side, in situ. Jupiter joins the Roman side. His raised right arm is poised to throw a (missing) thunderbolt. RBU2015.5463 Scene 50/L: Trajan receives a group of legionaries who reach him by means of a wooden walkway.From cast 126, now in the Museo della Civiltà Romana, Rome. Compare Cichorius Pl. XXXVI, scene 50 and Coarelli Pl. 52. RBU2012.9954 Scene 81/LXXXI (detail): Detail of the emperor Trajan (center) flanked by his retinue. From cast 214, now in the Museo della Civiltà Romana, Rome. Compare Cichorius Pl. LX (Scene 81) and Coarelli Pl. 95. RBU 2012.0019. Scene 138/CXXXVIII: Roman soldiers load up valuables that probably represent the treasure hoard of Decebalus. From casts 367, now in the Museo della Civiltà Romana, Rome. Compare Cichorius Pl. CI, scene 138 and Coarelli Pl. 164. Ref: RBU2011.8278. Parallel Stereograph of Scene CXLV: The suicide of Decebalus. RBU2012.1000125-p View of the Column of Trajan from the south, in the vicinity of the Forum of Julius Caesar. RBU2016.6468 On the Column of Trajan, from left to right (profile top and side/three-quarter view bottom). 1. (Left, top and bottom): A seated Trajan greets and rewards auxiliaries (Scene 44). Compare Cichorius Pl. XXXIV and Coarelli Pl. 48. 2. (Middle, top and bottom): Trajan is petitioned by Dacians (Scene 46). Compare Cichorius Pl. XXXV and Coarelli Pl. 49. 3. (Right, top and bottom): Trajan receives a group of legionaries at a mountain fortress (Scene 50). Compare Cichorius Pl. XXXVI and Coarelli Pl. 52. Images from casts in the Museo della Civiltà Romana. (Photos by Ulrich; Image Grid by Z. Mei). On each top corner of the pedestal of the Column eagles hold the ends of garlands in their talons. None of the heads of the eagles has survived; they are an important element in the coin issues of the Column. RBU2013.2036 Scene 78: The end of the first Dacian War. Trophies and Victory. Compare Cichorius Plate LVII. From the original publication of 1865; Ref: F-D-78.

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