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Historian Adrian Goldsworthy reveals the brutal training, bureaucratic grind and uncertain rewards of life in the Roman ...
Standing atop Coxcomb Hill since 1926, the Astoria Column tells the story of Oregon’s early history with sweeping views of the Columbia River and the city below. Inspired by Trajan’s Column in Rome, ...
A major project to construct a subway line under ancient Roman ruins has reached a crucial phase. The project aims to alleviate Rome's transportation challenges.
Today, someone visiting Rome can visit Trajan’s Column, a roughly 100-foot monument to his military and engineering achievements after conquering Dacia, part of present-day Romania.
DELVING IN THE ROMAN FORUM; Lionel Phillips Buys Buildings Over the Basilica Aemilia for Excavation. SECRET OF TRAJAN'S PILE Foundation of the Column Reveals Remains of a Civilization 100 Years ...
A New Light on Trajan's Markets The iconic Trajan's Markets in Rome are now highlighted by a state-of-the-art LED lighting system, enhancing their architectural beauty and historical significance.
The diverse offer ranges from an in-depth look at the construction of the early second century Trajan's Column in Rome to a focus on the Italian Renaissance physicist and astronomer Galileo ...
This article was originally published with the title “The Column of Trajan” in SA Supplements Vol. 64 No. 1645supp (July 1907), p. 31 doi:10.1038/scientificamerican07131907-31bsupp ...
When completed, the subway line will run underneath some of the world’s most important cultural heritage sites — the Colosseum, Trajan’s Column and the Basilica of Maxentius, the largest ...
Jon Coulston, classics scholar and authority on Trajan’s Column in Rome – obituary The column is covered with carvings, which he concluded were composed ‘by grunts at the stone face, not on ...
Rome’s most majestic forum has recovered some of its former glory with a partial reconstruction of the imposing columns of Trajan’s basilica – using funds from a now-sanctioned Russian ...
Trajan’s Column now stands at the center of Rome. AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito Today, someone visiting Rome can visit Trajan’s Column, a roughly 100-foot monument to his military and engineering ...