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Trajan's Column

Trajan's Column
Following the hard-won success of their campaign against the Dacians in central Europe, the Romans celebrated their conquest by holding games that lasted four months. The famous Trajan’s Column in the Forum of Trajan in Rome was erected in 106 to commemorate the victory.
Hulton Deutsch
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Trajan; Roman Empire
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