A spectacular exhibition explains how the extraordinary monument of the Trajan Column was built, raised by the emperor Trajan in the heart of Rome to celebrate the conquest of Dacia, today’s Romania. ...

The story of Emperor Trajan’s victory over a mighty barbarian empire isn’t just one for the books. It’s also told in 155 scenes carved in a spiral frieze on a monumental column. In back-to-back wars ...

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 ...

Trajan’s Column in Rome commemorates Emperor Trajan’s victory over Dacian Wars in 155 bas relief scenes. This stop-motion video outlines the current theory on how the towering structure was built.

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, ...

Trajan's column, the white stone cylinder that looms to this day above the imperial Forum in the heart of Rome and that to anyone visiting the city in the second century AD when it was built would ...