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 ...

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 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.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Ancient Roman Empire was one of the most influential imperial powers in the history of human civilization. Ancient historians believe that the foundation of the empire began as ...

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 ...

The frieze on Trajan's Column has long been criticized for requiring the visitor to circumambulate the column to read it. By considering the Column within the context of Roman funerary monuments, I ...

A font meant to mimic lettering on an ancient Roman column will represent Kansas University in the future, officials announced Tuesday. Officials said the letters “KU” in Trajan typeface, one of four ...

The identity of a huge stone object known as the 'Bosham Head' that has remained a mystery since it was discovered in a Chichester flowerbed over 200 years ago has been solved by scientists. Using the ...