Forum of TrajanLucy Cohen

Location

● Via dei Fori Imperiali, 00186 Rome, Italy

http://www.tagdesignstudios.com/Teach/italhistfinal/Roman-structures/Roman-structures-Pages/Image157.html

http://quartomese.com/Pix/italy/lazioRomeTrajanMarket/lazioRomeTrajanMarket.htm

Origin of the Forum

● Who built it: Apollodorus of Damascus

● When: Created between 107 AD and 113 AD

Forum-112 AD Column-113 AD

● Why: to be the political and government center of the Roman Empire

Parts of the Forum

● Basilica● 2 libraries● markets● temple● column

http://www.crystalinks.com/trajan.html

https://www.oneonta.edu/faculty/farberas/arth/arth109/arth109_sl14.html

Layout Plan

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/ancientfilmCC304/lecture31/detail.php?linenum=27

https://www.oneonta.edu/faculty/farberas/arth/ARTH209/roman_architecture.htm

Trajan’s Column

● built in 113 AD● honor Emperor Trajan● front of the Forum● band of reliefs around the column

● shows the story of Trajan fighting in Dacia

Pictures of the Column

http://www.sandrashaw.com/AH1L26.htm

https://www.bluffton.edu/~luginbuhlg/moreeurope.htm

https://www2.bc.edu/~shawlc/Trajan's%20Column.html

Trajan’s Market

● shops, offices, warehouses(upper levels)

● merchants sold goods(lower level)-tabernae

● 107 and 110 AD● built by Damascus out of brick and

concrete● on the side of Quirinal Hill● Great Hall-concerts or speeches

Pictures of the market

http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trajansmarket.htm

http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trajansmarket.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_fora

Importance/Use of the Forum

● Public Ceremonies● Poetry and Conferences● Court hearings and

ceremonies(Basilica)● archive for the roman state(Library)● show messages of propaganda● shopping area(Market)

Pictures of the Forum today

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trajan's_Forum.jpg

http://shell.cas.usf.edu/~demilio/images/rome/trajan/trajan.htm

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/55939748

Pictures of the Forum in ancient times

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan's_Forum

http://www.maquettes-historiques.net/P24c.html

http://www.proun-game.com/ForumTrajani/EN%20frames.html

Bibliography

http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/forumoftrajan.htm http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trajanscolumn.htm http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trajansmarket.htm http://www.capitolium.org/eng/fori/traiano.htm

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