remarkable facts
Trajan’s ashes were buried inside this structure, making him the only Roman emperor buried within city walls.
What is Trajan’s Column?
The central open square of the forum.
What is the Forum Proper?
The Forum of Trajan was the largest and most magnificent of these.
What are the Imperial Forums?
The forum celebrated these of Emperor Trajan.
What are military victories?
The emperor who commissioned the forum.
Who is Emperor Trajan?
Laws were publicly displayed on these inside the forum.
What are bronze tablets?
The judicial and administrative building in the complex.
What is the Basilica Ulpia?
The monumental scale width of the forum.
What is about 185 meters?
It especially honored victories in this region.
What is Dacia?
Planning began during this emperor’s reign.
Who is Emperor Domitian?
The spiral relief on Trajan’s Column is about this long if unwrapped.
What is about 200 meters?
The commemorative and funerary monument of Trajan
What is Trajan’s Column?
The total length of the complex.
What is about 310 meters?
The forum symbolized this quality of Roman rule.
What is imperial power and generosity?
Major construction occurred between these years.
What are 100–112 AD?
Libraries in the forum stored not just books but also these.
What are archives and imperial documents?
Greek and Latin libraries located in the forum.
What is the Bibliotheca Ulpia?
A major architectural feature used extensively in the forum.
What is curved architecture (hemicycles)?
After Trajan’s death, he was honored as this type of figure.
What is a deified figure?
The forum was dedicated around this year.
What is 113 AD?
The forum was finished in 356 AD by this emperor.
Who is Emperor Constantius II?
Curved commercial and administrative structure.
What is the Hemicycle?
Marble types used included Carrara, Parian, and this one.
What is giallo antico?
The forum served both civic and this function.
What is commemorative?
Final additions were completed after this year.
What is after 117 AD?