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A space and place approach to the Temple of Divine Trajan and its environs, as reconstructed by Amanda Claridge, considering how a learned ancient Roman of the 2nd century A.D. may have navigated and apprehended the space.
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      Topography of Ancient Rome (Archaeology)Imperial RomeTrajanTrajan's Forum
New archaeological observations of the details of construction methods employed by Roman builders coupled with an initial investigation using a three-dimensional mechanical model of an interpretative reconstruction of the Basilica Ulpia... more
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      Roman ArchaeologyTrajan's ForumImperial ForaTecnologia Romana
Le recenti indagini archeologiche svolte nell'area dei Fori hanno permesso di ottenere ricostruzioni sempre più reali del foro di Traiano e della tecnica costruttiva adottata per la sua realizzazione. Tali nuove conoscenze rendono... more
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      Trajan's ForumImperial ForaRoman Construction Techniques
In this revealing article of disclosure, historian Dr Daryn Graham examines the theories and reasoning behind the Roman emperor Trajan’s launch of the Parthian War. It is argued, with ancient and modern evidence, that while Trajan planned... more
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      Ancient HistoryRoman EmpireParthiaParthian Empire
This essay aims to identify the consistency of the surviving and still visible structures of the architecture of the Trajan’s Forum in the area north of the Basilica Ulpia. In fact, numerous fragments of walls relating to the two... more
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      Arqueología romana / Roman archeologyRoman building techniquesArchitettura RomanaRoman Archaeology
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      ArchaeologyClassical ArchaeologyArchitectureDecorative Arts
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      Roman social and economic historyRoman Brick Industry - brick stampsTrajan's Forum
Inaugurato nel 112 d.C., il Foro di Traiano è l'ultimo dei fori imperiali costruiti a Roma; con un'estensione di 300 metri di lunghezza per 185 di larghezza, rappresenta il ritratto monumentale del suo tempo e della politica... more
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      ArchitetturaNumismatica RomanaNumismaticaArchitettura Romana
Plano topográfico de Roma del primer cuarto del s. IV de Roma. Es un plano un tanto idealizado ya que no se han incluido las primeras basilicas construidas por Constantino y se han mantenido algunos monumentos en su estado original que ya... more
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      Topography of Ancient Rome (Archaeology)Imperial RomeRoman AmphitheaterAncient Rome
I Mercati di Traiano hanno una importanza straordinaria per la conoscenza dell'architettura romana. Costituiscono uno dei complessi edilizi meglio conservati dell'antichità, comprendente vari corpi di fabbrica ove la struttura muraria si... more
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      ArchaeologyClassical ArchaeologyTopography of Ancient Rome (Archaeology)Archeologia
This article proposes a reinterpretation of the goddess Victoria represented on the Trajan’s Column. Fulcrum of the whole narrative of the Column and connected with the figurative apparatus of the Forum of Trajan this figure appears as a... more
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      Roman HistoryMarsRoman EmpireInscriptions
Abstract · From Galatians to Decebalus. The image of the ‘Barbarian’ killing himself in the ancient ‘historical’ visual representations · The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the meaning of the images of suicide in ancient... more
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      Roman IconographyHellenistic History: Galatians and celtsGalatiansRoman Sculpture
FOR THE FORMATTED VERSION WITH KENTRIDGE'S DRAWINGS GO TO: https://eternaltiber.net/triumphs-and-laments-research/ This is a guide to the iconography of William Kentridge’s Triumphs & Laments, the 500-meter-long frieze of colossal... more
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      ReligionRoman HistoryIconographyArt History
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      Roman TransportTrajan's ForumRoman Construction Techniques
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      Roman HistoryRoman LawImperial RomeAncient Rome
In the first two centuries AD there were remarkable dynamics in how the Roman emperors displayed their personal victoriousness by way of staging triumphs, taking triumphal names and accepting imperatorial acclamations: After very few... more
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      Roman EmpireRoman imperial historyRoman Imperial IdeologyEarly Roman Empire
Entre los años 69 y 106, el Imperio romano se enfrentó a una amenaza de primer orden contra su hegemonía sobre la Europa danubiana y balcánica, la cual puso en serio peligro incluso su mera presencia en la región. Bajo el liderazgo de los... more
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      Black Sea regionRoman DaciaDacian civilizationMoesia inferior
Coordinamento e gestione tecnico-scientifica delle attività di valorizzazione nei Musei archeologici
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      HistoryIntellectual HistoryArchaeologyClassics
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      Imperial RomeRoman ArtTrajan's Forum
In questo studio si è prestata una particolare attenzione alla conformazione degli impianti scalari del Foro di Traiano e alla risoluzione di specifiche questioni strutturali, legate all’articolazione dei percorsi interni, con uno... more
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      Roman building techniqueTecniche costruttive romaneRoman ArchaeologyTrajan's Forum
Sistemi di gestione ambientale W ISO 14001:2015
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      Latin EpigraphyRoman legionsTrajan's ForumTrajan's Dacian Wars
In this essay I will be examining stereotypes created by Roman sculptors in visual art, including monumental columns, sculptures, and painting. Stereotypes including non-Roman people as prisoners of war or slaves, barbaric and uncivilized... more
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      Classical ArchaeologyClassicsRoman HistoryAncient Roman Numismatics
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      Roman ArchaeologyTrajan's ForumImperial ForaRoman Construction Techniques
One of the most interesting legal motifs in the iconography of the Middle Ages is the scene showing the meeting between the Emperor Trajan and a poor widow. The Emperor, addressed by poor woman whose son has been unjustly slaughtered,... more
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      Roman HistoryRoman LawMedieval TheologyMedieval theology (Medieval Studies)
En la escena XXXVI de la Columna Trajana un amplio grupo de barbados guerreros de torso desnudo, a la manera germánica, marcha muy próximo al emperador, seguido bien de cerca por un destacamento de tropas de aspecto similar, si bien esta... more
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      Roman ArmyArchaeology of Germanic tribes (Roman period)Roman AuxiliaGermanic Studies
Trajan's Column stands in the centre of Rome as a proud monument, erected in 113 CE, to Trajan's Dacian campaign. On its 39-metre length, a spiralling relief depicts the events of the two wars which won the province for the Roman Empire.... more
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      Ancient HistoryRoman HistoryRome, City ofCultural Landscapes
This contribution focuses on the iconography of the griffin in the urban architecture of Rome and in the official sculpture, with regards to the figures of Augustus and Trajan and the ties that the griffins allow to weave between their... more
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      Roman IconographyAugustusGriffin and sphinx iconography in AntiquityTrajan's Forum
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      Ancient HistoryImperial HistoryImperial RomeInscriptions
This article proposes a reinterpretation of scene C of Trajan’s Column. Fulcrum of the whole narra- tive of the Column, the events between the first and second Dacian war are represented in this relief that shows the Emperor Trajan... more
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      Roman HistoryBarbarian societiesColumn of TrajanDacia and Trajan
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      Mons ClaudianusRoman ForumsTrajan's Forum
Las guerras dácicas de Trajano, libradas entre los años 101 y 106 d. C., comprendieron algunas de las campañas y operaciones militares más complejas emprendidas por el ejército romano a lo largo de su historia. Enfrentadas a una potencia... more
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      Roman ArmyEmperor DomitianRoman DaciaDacian civilization
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      New TestamentNew Testament and Christian OriginsLuke-ActsNew Testament Theology
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      Museum StudiesHistory and MemoryFascism and Classical AntiquityMuseology
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      Roman HistoryRoman ArtColumn of TrajanDacia and Trajan
Rjabchikov, Sergei V., 2021. All Roads Lead to Rome: Where are We, Slavs, from? Paper. 1 page. Abstract. My own hypothesis concerning the origin of the Slavs from the Scythians and Sarmatians has been examined. The original was... more
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      LanguagesSlavic LanguagesLinguisticsSlavic Linguistics
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      Roman HistoryImperial RomeRoman ArmyRoman imperialism
Toen Dacië (tegenwoordig Oost-Hongarije en Roemenië) door keizer Trajanus als nieuwe Romeinse provincie werd ingelijfd, werd dat breed gepropageerd. Met de oorlogsbuit bouwde Trajanus zijn eigen Forum Traiani in Rome, waarop hij een... more
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      Imperial RomeHistory Of PropagandaAugustusWar Propaganda
A recent and new Republican denarius restored by Trajan is studied and discussed. The issue is extremely rare as no image of its coins is known so far. It was found in Carcaboso, Cáceres (Conventus Emeritensis, Lusitania), very near of... more
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      Roman numismatics and archaeologyRoman Republican coinsTrajan's Forum
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      Roman HistoryRoman HistoriographyRome, City ofFrench Revolution
Although they cannot offer an exact representation of reality, the architectural types produced by the imperial mints allow us to conjecture on the structure, on the architectural orders, on the decoration, on the elevations, today often... more
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      NumismaticsRoman numismatics and archaeologyAugustusApollo
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      Roman HistoryRoman ReligionRoman ArchitectureTrajano
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      Roman HistoryRoman EmpireRoman DaciaRoman coins
On the issue of "invisible" or "unviewable"  art in Rome (e.g. the reliefs on Trajan's column), Roman viewing, and the role of images in the cityscape.
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      Roman HistoryVisual StudiesVisual AnthropologyReception Studies
De Zuil van Trajanus, zo geroemd om het vakmanschap, biedt een treffend inkijkje in de antieke praktijk van communicatie tussen staat en volk. Dergelijke monumenten uit naam van de keizer hadden een duidelijk doel: het verheerlijken van... more
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      History Of PropagandaAncient RomeRoman EmperorsColumn of Trajan
Giulio Magni talks, originally in Romanian, about his 1896 project for the new square in front of the University Palace in Bucharest.
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      BucharestBucurestiTrajan's ForumBucarest
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      HistoryMilitary HistoryArchaeologyClassical Archaeology
Primer Colloquium Unediense sobre el ejército romano - Milicia y religión en la Roma antigua: Cultos oficiales y cultos privados. Madrid, 15-16/XI/2018.
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      Old Germanic LanguagesRoman ArmyArchaeology of Germanic tribes (Roman period)Roman Auxilia
Review of an important collection of essays on the fall of Rome in 410.
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      Late Antique and Byzantine StudiesRome, City ofLate Antique ArchaeologyLate Antiquity
Se non fossero nascoste dal cantiere della Metro C, lungo via dei Fori Imperiali noteremmo quattro lastre di marmo fissate sul muro di contenimento della basilica di Massenzio. Raffigurano l'espansione progressiva dell'impero romano.... more
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      Books and Libraries in the Ancient WorldTraianoTrajanTrajan's Forum
Descrizione dei frammenti della Forma Urbis Romae severiana raffiguranti la Basilica Ulpia (29bdefg).
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      Forma UrbisTrajanTrajan's ForumForma Urbis Romae