Exedra, Forum of Trajan (Rome, Italy)
Dedicated in 112, the Forum of Trajan was the last of the Imperial Fora, a series of public spaces adjacent to the Roman Forum dedicated by and to later emperors. Trajan's Forum included a large basilica, two libraries, two exedrae, a temple to the deified Trajan, and a large column commemorating the emperor's victory over the Dacians, with a statue of the emperor at the top.
Seen here is the eastern exedra, one of two flanking the large central square. According to some accounts it was used as a space for schools, called the schola fori traiani in Late Antiquity.
Scanned photo from film.
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Exedra, Forum of Trajan (Rome, Italy)
Dedicated in 112, the Forum of Trajan was the last of the Imperial Fora, a series of public spaces adjacent to the Roman Forum dedicated by and to later emperors. Trajan's Forum included a large basilica, two libraries, two exedrae, a temple to the deified Trajan, and a large column commemorating the emperor's victory over the Dacians, with a statue of the emperor at the top.
Seen here is the eastern exedra, one of two flanking the large central square. According to some accounts it was used as a space for schools, called the schola fori traiani in Late Antiquity.
Scanned photo from film.
For more photos, travel, and religion, follow me on Bluesky @arturoviaggia and Mastodon @arturoviaggia@zirk.us.