The story of Emperor Trajan’s victory over a mighty ... Completed in 113, the column has stood for more than 1,900 years. Today tourists crane their necks up at it as guides explain its history.

Jon Coulston, who has died of cancer aged 67, was a leading scholar on the iconography of Trajan’s column in Rome ... Coulston studied the column at close quarters for months from scaffolding ...

A photo shows the archaeological restoration site of the two-storey colonnade of the basilica Ulpia in the Trajan Forum (Foro ... identified three green marble columns that had been left for nearly ...

ROME, March 22 (UPI) -- Archaeologists want to use light to recreate the brilliant colors once seen on Trajan's Column in Rome ... event as it bunches up with Venus, Saturn and Mercury in the ...

The towering reproduction of Trajan’s Column has been one of the London institution’s star exhibits—and its largest object—for nearly 150 years. But from 1 December, visitors will be able ...

Analysis of Trajan's Column shows depiction of six women or girls - despite being banned from army. Anna Muncey/Flickr A 2,000-year-old monument has shed new light on the lives of Roman soldiers ...

In a recent article published in the American Journal of Archaeology, a group of researchers presented an innovative analysis of the representations in Trajan’s Column in Rome. The study, led by ...

In this article, we will explore several famous ancient Roman artifacts, from the celebrated statue of Augustus to the towering Trajan's Column. 1. The Augustus of Prima Porta The Augustus of Prima ...

The Column of Marcus Aurelius stands in the Piazza Colonna in Rome and was both modelled on - and improved upon - the earlier Trajan's Column. A helical frieze depicts the Marcomannic Wars of ...