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Trajan's Column: Dacian Wars Carved in Stone
In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine Trajan's Column, the 113-foot monument in Rome that chronicles Emperor Trajan's two campaigns against the Dacian kingdom (101-106 AD). They explore how the helical frieze serves as both propaganda and historical document, depicting over 2,500 figures in scenes of battle, engineering, and diplomacy. The conversation covers the column's innovative design by Apollodorus of Damascus, its use of the Dacian king Decebalus's treasure to fund the Forum complex, and the later Christian reinterpretation that placed St. Peter's remains at…
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