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Forum of Trajan
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- Name
- Forum of Trajan
- Continent
- EUROPE
- Alt Name:
- Foro di Traiano
- Country:
- Italy
- Period:
- Ancient Rome
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 100AD - 199AD
- City/Town:
- Rome
- Figure:
- Trajan
- Resorts:
- Rome,
- Related:
- Forum of Augustus, Forum of Caesar,
Trajan’s Markets ,
about Forum of Trajan
The Forum of Trajan or “Foro di Traiano” in Rome was built by the Emperor Trajan from 107 AD and it was inaugurated in 112 AD. Trajan, who reigned from 98 to 117 AD, built his magnificent Forum of Trajan after emerging victorious from several military campaigns, particularly the conquest of Dacia.
The crowning element of the Forum of Trajan is colonna Traiana or “Trajan's column”. Dedicated in 113 AD yet still incredibly well preserved, this impressive structure comprises a 98 foot column adorned with elaborate friezes chronicling the Dacian Wars down to the very last detail, including the final expulsion of the Dacians from their native soil.
It is worth noting that the statue at the peak of Trajan’s Column is not of the emperor, but of Saint Peter, an addition of Pope Sixtus V in 1587.
Originally, the Forum of Trajan would have contained several buildings, including the two libraries which would have flanked Trajan’s Column. The remains of one of these can still be discerned today near the Foro Imperiale as can some other buildings.
One of the more visible sets of remains belongs to the Basilica Ulpia, an administrative centre, the foundations and some granite columns of which are visible next to Trajan’s Column.
However, it is Trajan’s Markets, the Ancient Roman centre built in the Forum of Trajan, which forms the star attraction. The brick walls of the semi-circular structure of Trajan’s Markets stand in the centre of Rome and, whilst historians once thought that this was the Roman equivalent of a shopping centre, recent evidence suggests it may have played more of a financial or administrative role.
At the moment, only the lower section of the Trajan’s Markets is open to the public, but the whole site can always be viewed from the streets above.
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contact details
Address: Via dei Fori Imperiale, Rome
Phone: 06 679 0048
E-Mail: info@mercatiditraiano.it
useful information
Directions:
The Forum of Augustus can be seen from the Via dei Fori Imperiale, a five minute walk from Colosseo metro station (line B). The Imperial Forum Museum (from Via IV Novembre 94) can be accessed daily except Mondays, 9am-7pm (ticket office 6pm). Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. Full ticket €6.50, reduced €4.50.
Ticket Information:
The Forum of Trajan can be viewed from above at all times. The Imperial Forum Museum is open daily except Mondays, 9am-7pm (ticket office 6pm). Closed 1 Jan, 1 May, 25 Dec. Full ticket €6.50, reduced €4.50.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan's_Forum
http://en.mercatiditraiano.it/museo/editoriale
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