Trajan's Column

Trajan’s Column, a Narration of the Military Might of Rome Trajan was the emperor of Rome from 98 to 117 AD. Trajan’s rule lead Rome to the largest military expansion in their history, by the time of his death, Rome had grown to a large size than any other emperor had maintained before (Norris). Before his rise to emperor, he had to be nominated as consul, which required the person to be of important status or made in society, and have the backing and trust from the senate (Robertson). He was declared by the Roman Senate ‘optimus princeps,’ the Latin words for ‘the best ruler’ and led the Romans on successful military campaigns throughout his lifetime. His rise through the orders of Roman society and successful reign as emperor are depicted…

people portray their affection or hatred for a leader. Through studies of the Column of Trajan, a person may, at first glance, see this piece as a people's way of commemorating Trajan's victory at the Dacian wars. But after delving deeper into the context of the piece, the real purpose becomes clear; through his means, Trajan used the column to commemorate his own power and to establish a way for his leadership to be remembered forever. Contrariwise, the leader funded piece of architecture…

The past chapter proposed the continuous floating constraint and buckling column concept. In this chapter, a test setup is proposed to investigate its loading nature and validate the concept. A series of tests are performed, and the results are presented and discussed. The results of the tests conducted in this chapter will serve as measures in assessing the strengths and flaws of the initial concept, and point towards potential solutions. This group of tests varied two geometric parameters:…

Ancient art has influenced the modern world and modern perceptions of art by means of architecture and artisanal craft. While stylistically, architectural figures such as columns have not changed much from antiquity to modern times, the meaning and function of columns has developed a new meaning. Columns in antiquity provided support to a structure, while the styles of the columns told what type of structure it was. Today, there are columns that provide no functional support and are there purely…

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Among the most distinguishable aspects of their architecture are their columns. They inherited them from the Greeks and each style is generally dictated by the capital at the top of the column. The Romans used them to commemorate people, places, or even events by carving into the columns. They would decorate the columns after being built and put them into place, often taking years to finish. They had three major orders of columns the Doric order, Ionic Order, and the Corinthian Order. The Doric…

Greece was a significant inspiration for Roman artists. Mosaics and other forms of art in Italian cities like Pompeii provide a wide perspective into Hellenistic art. Much of Pompeii’s architecture was built in the Hellenistic style, showing the large amount of Greek influence in the city. The Forum in Pompeii was the center of politics, economy, and religion. It consisted of several buildings, which included temples similar in architecture to Greek ones. For example, the Basilica in the Forum…

This picture depicts a monumental structure that is colossal in size. This structure is situated in front of a rocky hill and has two levels, with a ramp in the middle leading to the second floor. It is a horizontal structure, with the width significantly longer than its height. It is constructed with stones and perhaps with bricks as well. Every surface of this architecture seems to be wonderfully polished to a smooth surface. This structure is beige, identical to the colors of the sand and…

Columns have always both a decorative feature as well as structural aspect of many buildings. In the ancient world, columns were many times very unique to the particular location that they originated in. The architectural design for a column originates in one central region and from there it spreads around the Mediterranean Sea. There are not only economic and political factors that are involved in the making of these columns, but also dealing culture and nature of the land the column was made.…

the compression column are investigated, and an initial concept is proposed. This initial concept is broken down into its constitutive parts, and a plan for validation and design methodology is proposed. Literature Review on Stabilized Columns Designing a column meant to sustain relatively large compressive loads, while remaining thin enough to become flexile when needed leads to a potentially unstable design.…