Image: La Colonna di Marco Aurelio (5966172297)
Description: The Column of Marcus Aurelius is a monument in Rome, erected between 176 and 192 to celebrate, perhaps after his death, the victories of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180) obtained on Germans and Sarmatians located north of the middle course of the Danube during the Marcomannic Wars. The column, which was 29.617 meters high (equal to 100 Roman feet; 42 meters if you also consider the base), is still in its original location in front of Palazzo Chigi and gives its name to the square in which it stands, Piazza Colonna. The monument, covered with bas-reliefs, is inspired by the Trajan's Column. The sculptural frieze that spirally rolls around the stem, if it were unwinded, would exceed 110 meters in length.
Title: La Colonna di Marco Aurelio (5966172297)
Credit: La Colonna di Marco Aurelio
Author: Marco Assini from Italia
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Attribution Required?: Yes
Image usage
The following page links to this image:
.jpg){kind=link}