The story of Emperor Trajan’s victory over a mighty barbarian empire isn’t just one for the books. It’s also told in 155 scenes carved in a spiral frieze on a monumental column. In back-to ...

The column, inspired by Trajan’s Column in Rome, and heralding the arrival of a new European Caesar, was formed out of cannons captured at Austerlitz.The Arch of Titus in Rome served as the ...

Rome's most majestic forum has recovered some of its former glory with a partial reconstruction of the imposing columns of Trajan's basilica – using funds from a now-sanctioned Russian oligarch.