Column of Trajan

The Column of Trajan, attributed to the architect Apollodorus of Damascus, completed 113 C.E., Luna marble, 126 feet tall, Rome
speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

[@danielracovitan9779]

Trajan's Column is a literal birth certificate of the Romanian people, written in stone

[@ForzaStiinta64]

Won der ful. Hello from Romania

[@Orthodoge]

You mean Dacia?

[@claudiu8426]

​@@LucaFanciullini Nah my friend, we are proud people. I will give to you to do some homework: Document yourself about: - Constantine Triumphal Arch - the monument si guarded by Dacian statues - Popolo Square in Rome - there are Dacian statues there - Galerius Triumphal Arch in Thesaloniki - that Arch is build 200 years later after Romans withdrow from Dacia _ Dacian statues in Florence. - And of course Trajan column - illustrates the battles between the Dacians and Romans. Why don`t we see the Roman statues in that place? Educate yourself about these. Thank you!

[@camelianedelcu5640]

@@Orthodoge Esatto

[@camelianedelcu5640]

@@claudiu8426 BRAVO ,BELLA DOMANDA,MA TUTTI MUTI ,NESSUNO PARLA🙆‍♀️🌺🖐🇷🇴

[@svenzebs1808]

Noi suntem urmasii Romei!

[@aleksandarsmederevac5573]

In Serbia and Romania, there are remains of the Danube bridge that was described in the video. it's was an impressive structure considering it was 1km long. Great video!!

[@claudiu8426]

Near the bridge over the Danube on the Romanian shore, there is still a plaque with the inscription "Tabula Traiana". Salute to you Serbian bro! :)

[@danielracovitan9779]

@@claudiu8426 Tabula Traiana e pe malul sârbesc

[@nestingherit7012]

At CLADAVA ( clad/ build+ ava from dava'/ structure)

[@jamesbarnett2483]

Was just there last week…incredible. There’s just nothing like Rome!!

[@itinerantmendicant]

You guys just keep getting better!

[@triphopchill]

Hello from Romania! Really good videos with really good content!

[@S_M_360]

Literally standing at the column right now, your video is just perfect right now- thanks!

[@andyroo9381]

So beautiful. So interesting.

[@AnnaConstantinova]

Thanks for the video!

[@abbyzoetewey538]

To me this is one of the coolest architectural achievements in Ancient Rome. Not necessarily the most impressive in terms of building feats, but the images adorning the column and the presence that it represents in its environment are incredible.

[@faramund9865]

I really likes this video, thanks for making it!

[@tatyanachristensen3154]

Thank you, Smarthistory❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@user-py7wp6nw9h]

fantastic. Simply fantastic

[@jakobvanklinken]

I love this column! There's also a series of plaster casts of the scenes - imagine rows and rows of half-pipe forms. They also have something imposing about them

[@YoussefDaanBenAmor]

Been waiting a long time fore but finally its here.

[@schoolstudio7915]

Thank you so much SMH 🌹

[@Lambonius]

This video is such a great upgrade from the one you had up previously. Thank you!

[@anabianz8283]

What an incredible channel!!! The images you show have such a high level of detail... that's really something rare to find on youtube. Thank you so much for the hard work😊

[@smarthistoryvideos]

Thanks for your kind note. We work hard to offer high-quality photography; we think it makes a real difference.

[@magicknight13]

It definitely does make a difference! It's amazing! And the diagrams and three-dimensional models help too

[@MrAchile13]

I simply love this channel

[@arashsadeghy1219]

Fantastic. thanks for the informative explanation. My wife and I are sitting in front of the column now listening to your explanation while looking at the column. You brought this visit to the next level for us. 👍👍

[@smarthistoryvideos]

We'd like to be in Rome right now, enjoy!

[@burtonlee22]

Thank you, very well done

[@nathanielscreativecollecti6392]

Beautiful! Oh I love this column.

[@malachybyrne3333]

Fantastic work - I am fortunate enough to be based in Rome at the moment and the Smart History series is the perfect guide for my regular visits into the city centre. Thank you !

[@austingaebe1731]

I studied abroad this past spring in Rome and sadly my semester was cut short due to COVID. Your videos on ancient Rome really help bring me back there and make it real again. Thank you!

[@dukecity7688]

Thank you so much for the information. Because of this i looked up Trajan's bridge across Danube. I was knocked out. wow. Excellent.

[@camelianedelcu5640]

Pochi resti del ponte costruito da APOLLODORO DI DAMASCO.

[@fiveadayproductions987]

Thank you for making this education freely available to help me and others who otherwise wouldn't have the time or the means to better appreciate some of this brilliance.

[@camelianedelcu5640]

Tutto grazie ale 165 tonnellate d'oro e doppia quantità di argento prese da Traiano dalla DACIA.

[@davidtucker3008]

Great video, great presentation as well. If someone could 'virtualy' unroll the column's scenes into one long picture, then slowly scroll it past the camera...Hey I would watch it. Enjoyed the video!

[@flaviuslupu2532]

*GREAT MONUMENT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

[@loumcast]

Wonderful!

[@romanbeliaev9332]

This is incredible! thank you so much for the video! It was surprising to see that Romans showed their mastery of engineering for the most parts and featured real soldiers with such great detail, unlike any dark ages manuscript with battles on top battles with faces looking exactly the same

[@paillette2010]

Thank you! I love the fact sheet at the end, too.

[@Meneezesfull]

My favorite channel on youtube!

[@aliqassem7780]

astonishing.. thanx

[@lucianolizana446]

This was so cool !

[@jileel]

Great vid!

[@robkunkel8833]

I love this video. And Cord and Tish are doing the narration. I love their work with the Rose Bowl Parade. Great job!

[@smarthistoryvideos]

Ha!

[@sari8438]

Apollodorus of damascus, was a Nabbetan Arab.

[@camelianedelcu5640]

Si,grande architetto

[@thefilmandmusic]

Tiberius Claudius Maximus tomb in Greece, decorated for taking the head of the King of the Dacian back to Trajan....

[@niccoarcadia4179]

I would like to see it in it's original painted splendor along with Trajan statue returned to the top.

[@camelianedelcu5640]

Non è una pittura è un bassorilievo

[@kadavy]

Awesome! How close are you allowed to get to the column, in particular the lettered inscription? I’m packing and trying to decide whether to bring my long lens.

[@smarthistoryvideos]

Sometimes very close, and other times... Pack the lens it will help with the upper registers in any case. I am now carrying around about five pounds of kit including a 70-200mm. I think it's worth it.

[@kadavy]

@@smarthistoryvideos Thanks! That's a full-frame 200mm? I think my MFT 45-100mm (200 equivalent) should be fine. My 300mm (600mm equ.) is a few times larger and heavier.

[@smarthistoryvideos]

yes, full frame. I do a lot of shooting in very dark churches, etc. so need all the light I can get. The 70-200 is the only zoom I use for that reason. Everything else is a heavy fast prime. I'd rather have a sore back than a soft photo.

[@AntPDC]

It is incredible to me that the bas reliefs have survived in such a pristine state considering their age. How is this possible, given air pollution and acid rain?

[@RezaChity-G]

Trajan said bye, and Peter said hi.

[@Sasha0927]

Being in one of those victory processions must've been surreal... I would've liked to see more about Saint Peter, but he does feel a bit like an interloper for these purposes. 😅

[@allively22]

Delightful! Maybe use a drone for seeing it all?

[@gioseanuandrei5489]

The is another surviving Column of this type, that of Marcus Aurelius. But the carvings on that one are in a worse shape. Another one was in Istanbul, the Column of Arcadius, but it was destroyed in the XVIIIth century, though some drawings of it were made before destructions. Also in Istanbul was another column of Trajan type, covered in sculpture, the Column of Theodosius, destroyed in the decades after the Ottoman conquest. The Column of Antoninus Pius was in Rome, only the base survives, it was a column covered in carvings as well. Other important columns did not survived the middle ages, like the column of Justinian in Istanbul, although we have a crude drawing of Justinian's statue on top.

[@danielracovitan9779]

They are not only in worse shape, but in less fine in artistry, the relief's figures are more basic, brute

[@Leonardoooo_]

The column of Marco Aurelio is not in a worst shape but it only features a different style. Whereas the column of Antonino wasn’t carved but it had a smooth surface that resembled more an obelisk: the base is preserved now at the Vatican Museum, and some part of it were used to restore the Obelisk of Montecitorio (who is located in the square near the column of Marco Aurelio).

[@ceramicsaction]

Can I buy a mini Trajan Column replica?

[@katepatenaude3782]

so cool guys so cool

[@SKF358]

What is the upside down "V" cut into the marble over the door?

[@smarthistoryvideos]

So much has been built and removed in nearly two millennia. It could have been the result of so many things, perhaps the medieval buildings that once occupied this forum.

[@viv1593]

👍🏼

[@dand7763]

The native Dacians + The Roman Empire colonists from the past = Romanian people from today our language is 85% Latin , BUT ! *are still 140 dacian words remained in use as legacy in our current language!* FOR EXAMPLE, some "dacian" words from current romanian language: Copil = Kid Brad = Xmas tree Branza = Cheese Barza = Stork Manz = Foal

[@paulybarr]

How was anyone supposed to be able to see any of the incredible detail on this column above heard height?

[@Loralanthalas]

Well. I mean... you can't even get to the bae but you're looking up at the very first part where you can see the ships. --- can't walk around it, but if you're outside the forum you can get to the hill above this thing. They don't let you walk around to follow the story. So. 🤷‍♀️

[@selcovoilucian8253]

Romania's birth certificate , carved in stone

[@blaisepotvien2785]

Is this column a monolith?

[@smarthistoryvideos]

As we note in the video, there are 19 drums.

[@mariusstefan7214]

Roma-nia 💪🏻

[@katalinjuhasz641]

SEMMI KÖZE A MAI RUMÉLIÁHOZ...

[@mariusstefan7214]

@@katalinjuhasz641 today's Italy has nothing to do with Rome as well

[@camelianedelcu5640]

@@katalinjuhasz641 Sigur esti ungur,se vede din raspunsul pe care il dai.

[@camelianedelcu5640]

@@mariusstefan7214 Esatto

[@Ge0rGi.]

@@katalinjuhasz641 part of today hungary belonged to dacia ; so half of tof=day hungary belongs to Romania

[@rubytwist2442]

Thanks so much, just in time for my exam :) xxxxx

[@Loralanthalas]

Should just go.

[@scoon2117]

Have you two done the column of marcus aurelius?

[@smarthistoryvideos]

We tried once but the Corso was so loud, I don't think we got very far. We'd have to try early on a Sunday morning.

[@tacocruiser4238]

So Nerva's son was a Caesar under Trajan?

[@tacocruiser4238]

@CipiRipi00 I misunderstood the inscription. It described Trajan as "Caesar" and "Nerva's son". I believe Trajan must have been adopted by Nerva when Nerva selected Trajan as his successor. So Trajan was Nerva's son (by adoption).

[@Loralanthalas]

@CipiRipi00 any chance you'd be willing to be my guide though Rome? Day 3 of palintine hill tomorrow and hoping I might actually see all of it. I must be one of the slowest people in there exploring and starting and pointing at everything. When Mary Beard mentioned it would take a week to get though the forum she wasn't kidding. Went up and down Via Sacra 4 times this morning seeing new stuff each time. It hate that I can't picture in my mind every building and get a hold of this place. .. . Also... along the roads with the big rocks.. are the occasional pieces if marble and travertine used as pavers actual pieces of building? and just... still no one will pick them up to put them in crates for later - they're just leaving pieces of buildings embedded in the road?

[@camelianedelcu5640]

@@tacocruiser4238 Sembra che Traiano era di origine TRACO,e che arrivato in DACIA ,abbia detto:Sono tornato a casa.

[@camelianedelcu5640]

@CipiRipi00 Traiano veniva dalla Spagna,poi con il tempo è diventato Imperatore.

[@AtillatheFun]

Get that statue off the top and put up Trajan. He deserves to sit atop his own column.

[@camelianedelcu5640]

Si,è stata cambiata

[@BedeLaplume]

Great documentary.. I was told that the sculptors were Greeks..

[@Octavius0]

Hail smarthistory

[@Jonathan-yh7cr]

Why did I think that the pillar was one complete piece and they just lifted it all at once? 😂

[@Loralanthalas]

Because you're thinking they were built like obelisks..which kinda almost seem to be the same thing with their inscriptions all the way up and down their sides. (?) I'm with ya.

[@Pitbull00000]

This channel needs more subscribers. Too bad many people are more interested in dumb shit like pranks and autotune music and stuff. What a moronic world.

[@Loralanthalas]

The worship of the Kardashians is strong among the spoiled and lazily stupid.

[@christopherellis2663]

TRAIAN IMP. 🇹🇩 it's a wide river.

[@stephenbreighnerphotograph8606]

Seems like from a design perspective the story should have been sculpted on the inside, then you could see it as you go up the stairs.,. Or maybe there werent stairs originally

[@smarthistoryvideos]

The stairs are original but it is dark inside and the relief was meant to be seen in the public space of the forum.

[@stephenbreighnerphotograph8606]

Smarthistory maybe but its hard to see

[@smarthistoryvideos]

Agreed.

[@oaim50]

Some of my relations were Dacians.

[@danielracovitan9779]

no, they were not; they were maybe Romanians ; they spoke Romanian, not Dacian

[@camelianedelcu5640]

@@danielracovitan9779 Anche i miei avi erano Daci,e parlavano un latino volgare ecco perché si capiva con Traiano,per la stessa radice della lingua latina volgare.

[@camelianedelcu5640]

SI,ci sono voluti 6 anni perché Traiano potesse prendere 1/4 della Dacia ,giusto fino alla miniera d'oro e argento ,ROSIA MONTANA, da dove ha portato a Roma tutte le tonnellate d'oro e doppia quantità di argento.

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Rome should rebuild these 'ruins' to their Full Glory once again, and it would make a great epcot type tourist center and draw more income to the city.

[@smarthistoryvideos]

You might be interested in our short series of videos on the Roman Forum. We discuss how the ruin has accrued its own kind of value over time. Here is the first one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2LLd5h5iJWMabs

[@sebastianolmsted2867]

The last thing we need more of in Rome is tourists

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

@@sebastianolmsted2867 Same goes for Greece, rebuild the ancient temples, or at least full scale replicas near the ancient ruins. Add in gift shops, a museum, educational videos, and an underground bumper cart ride through history... Contract Disney for building the rides. :-)

[@danielracovitan9779]

Yea, but nope. Europe's ancient ruins are not a cheesy US Disneyland attraction. But I guess someone from a country where a building 200-years old is "ancient artifact" cannot understand the importance of a 2000-years old building, and why one DOES NOT transform such thing into an idiotic Disneyland US-style attraction

[@Loralanthalas]

@@sebastianolmsted2867 you need many many more. Rome should be seen by the world.