Trajan's Column - COCLIDI Column

The Trajan's Column is a monument erected in Rome to celebrate the conquest of Dacia (current Romania) by the Emperor Trajan: it evokes all the salient moments of that territorial expansion.

This is the first coclide column ever erected. It was located in the Trajan's Forum, in a small courtyard behind the Basilica Ulpia between two (presumed) libraries, where a double loggia on either side facilitated reading.

It is possible that a closer view could have been obtained by climbing on the roof terraces of the side aisle of the Basilica Ulpia or on those that probably also covered the arcades in front of the two libraries.

An "abbreviated" reading was also possible without the need to go around the shaft of the column to follow the entire story, following the scenes in a vertical order, since their overlapping in the different coils seems to follow a coherent logic.

It was an absolute novelty in ancient art and became the most avant-garde arrival point for the Roman historical relief.

In the Trajan's Column we witness, for the first time in Roman art, an autonomous artistic expression in every aspect, even if culturally in continuation with the rich past.

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Map: Trajan's Column - COCLIDI Column

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Address: Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00187
Roma (RM) Lazio
Latitude: 41.895833
Longitude: 12.4821103
Site: http://www.turismoroma.it/it/c...

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Type: Monument
Function: Archaeological site
Creation date:
Last update: 05/06/2023