Tropaeum Trajani

monument, Romania

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The Tropaeum Trajani was a monument erected in Romania to commemorate Roman victories over the Dacians. This monument features a frieze with metopes carved in a flat, linear style, suggesting the work of provincial army artists. The term "trophaeum" itself refers to an ancient Greek or Roman monument commemorating a military victory. While Trajan's Column in Rome is a more famous example of a monument commemorating Dacian campaigns, the Tropaeum Trajani in Romania also serves this purpose.123

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…frieze of a great, circular Tropaeum Trajani, set up in the Dobruja (Romania) to commemorate victories over the Dacians, contains a series of metopes (a decoration in a Doric frieze) carved with figure scenes in a flat, linear style that suggests the hands of army artists of provincial origin.
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…frieze of a great, circular Tropaeum Trajani, set up in the Dobruja (Romania) to commemorate victories over the Dacians, contains a series of metopes (a decoration in a Doric frieze) carved with figure scenes in a flat, linear style that suggests the hands of army artists of provincial origin.
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