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By Vanessa Francescangeli Forum of Trajan 112 AD By Apollodorus of Damascus Made out of marble brick bronze and stone Approximately 300 X 185 meters Function Forums are made as civic spaces such as social ID: 590536

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Forum of Trajan

By: Vanessa FrancescangeliSlide2

Forum of Trajan; 112 A.D.

By: Apollodorus of DamascusMade out of marble, brick, bronze, and stoneApproximately 300 X 185 meters

Function: Forums are made as civic spaces such as social,

commerical

, and political centers

.

Form:

Use of equestrian sculpture showing Trajan on horse. Significant because placed in the middle of the forum.

Function: Two libraries surround the Trajan Column. Speculation is that they contained the soldier-emperor's account of the Roman-Dacian Wars.

Context: The patron of this forum was Marcus

Ulpius

Trajanus.

Content: In the Basilica, there are

many rows of columns separating the side aisles. This is a traditional means of structure for basilicas and can be traced back to Egyptian hypostyle Halls.

Content: The Trajan column

is most famous for its spiral

base reliefs,

which artistically describes the epic wars between the Romans and

Dacians

.Slide3

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Context: Unlike

later Christian basilicas,

this one

had no known religious function; it was dedicated to the administration of justice, commerce and the presence of the emperor. It

was also

the largest in Rome.8

Form

: Grand scale depicts power and authority and importance to the culture at the time (principles of design).

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Content: This

forum was built on the order of the emperor Trajan to depict the conquest of

Dacia. To build this monument, extensive excavations were required. Workers had to eliminated an entire hill in order to build the column and the libraries.

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Function: The completion of the forum ended with the Temple of Trajan in order to honor the deceased emperor who was then declared a god.Slide4

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www.google.com/search?q=forum+of+trajan&espv=2&biw=1242&bih=585&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi97O78t4XPAhVKeyYKHbVOBVIQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=Adku6yW4bchmQM%3A

https://

www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/early-empire/v/trajans-forum

https://www.google.com/search?q=forum+of+trajan&espv=2&biw=1242&bih=585&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi97O78t4XPAhVKeyYKHbVOBVIQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=2yM9vxb2qkRbLM%3Ahttps://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan's_Forumhttps://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/roman/early-empire/a/forum-and-market-of-trajan