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Aureus of Trajan (r. 98–117) with part of the forum on the reverse, marked: forum traiana and showing the decorative statuary. The Forum consisted of a sequence of open and enclosed spaces, beginning with the vast portico-lined piazza measuring 300 metres (980 feet) long and 185 metres (607 feet) wide, with exedrae on two sides.
The chronology of Traianus' career is uncertain. He may have taken his seat in the senate by the reign of Claudius. [3] In the time of Nero, he may have commanded a legion under the general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo; during the First Jewish–Roman War, from AD 67 to 68, he came into favour with the future emperor Vespasian, then governor of Judaea, under whom he commanded the Tenth Legion.
Trajan's works at the Iron Gates region of the Danube created or enlarged the boardwalk road cut into the cliff-face along the Iron Gate's gorge. [135] A canal was built between the Danube's Kasajna tributary and Ducis Pratum, circumventing rapids and cataracts. [136] Trajan's Forum Traiani was Rome's largest forum.
The Basilica Ulpia was an ancient Roman civic building located in the Forum of Trajan. The Basilica Ulpia separates the temple from the main courtyard in the Forum of Trajan with the Trajan's Column to the northwest. [1] It was named after Roman emperor Trajan whose full name was Marcus Ulpius Traianus. [2]
The Bibliotheca Ulpia ("Ulpian Library") was a Roman library founded by the Emperor Trajan in AD 114 in the Forum of Trajan, located in ancient Rome. It was considered one of the most prominent and famous libraries of antiquity [ 1 ] and became a major library in the Western World upon the destruction of the Library of Alexandria in the 3rd ...
A view of the Roman Forum, looking east. This list of monuments of the Roman Forum (Forum Romanum) includes existing and former buildings, memorials and other built structures in the famous Roman public plaza during its 1,400 years of active use (8th century BC–ca 600 AD). It is divided into three categories: those ancient structures that can ...
The Temple of Trajan was a Roman temple dedicated to the emperor Trajan and his wife Plotina after his deification by the Roman Senate. It was built in the Forum of Trajan , by Trajan's adoptive son and successor Hadrian, between 125 A.D. and 138 A.D. The architect was Apollodorus of Damascus.
Pages in category "Trajan's Forum" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...