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Forum of Trajan Description

(Local Name: Foro di Traiano) The Forum of the Emperor Trajan (A.D. 98-117), the last, largest and best preserved on the Imperial fora, comprised a considerable complex of buildings, including a temple and basilica as well as three monuments erected in honor of the Emperor himself - a triumphal arch, an equestrian statue and a victory column. The markets extended northeast up the Quirinal hill. The forum, designed by Apollodorus of Damascus, was begun in A.D. 107 and completed in 143. During the Middle Ages new buildings were erected in the area of the forum by the Colonna and Caetani families, among them the Torre delle Milizie still to be seen in Via Quattro Novembre, and later the twin churches of Santa Maria

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Hobbies & Activities category: Architecture - Roman, Greek, classical; Library; Christian sites; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain

Forum of Trajan Highlights

Trajans Column

This victory column which has undergone costly cleaning and renovation, is a magnificent monument to Roman Imperial power and the skill of Roman sculptors. The column 38m/125ft high and constructed

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Trajans Markets

To the north of Trajan's Forum was a semicircular range of market halls in three tiers, the ruins of which, with their red-brick walls and high vaulted roofs, form an impressive termination to the

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Forum of Trajan
Via dei Fori Imperiali
I-00186 Rome
Italy

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