Column of Phocas
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The Column of Phocas is a late antique honorific column in the Roman Forum, erected in 608 AD as one of the last monumental additions to the ancient heart of Rome.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
honorific column
ⓘ
monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Corinthian order ⓘ |
| category |
608 establishments in the Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
Ancient Roman columns ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Rome ⓘ |
| constructionReuse | reused earlier Roman column shaft ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.8925°N 12.4853°E ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Byzantine
ⓘ
Roman ⓘ |
| dedicatedBy |
Exarch Smaragdus of Ravenna
ⓘ
Smargadus ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Emperor Phocas
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine emperor Phocas
Emperor Phocas ⓘ
surface form:
Phocas
|
| era | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| erectedIn | 608 ⓘ |
| hasInscription | dedicatory inscription to Emperor Phocas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Corinthian capital
ⓘ
brick and concrete pedestal ⓘ fluted shaft ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 13.6 metres
ⓘ
approximately 44.6 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the archaeological area of the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| inception | 608 ⓘ |
| inscriptionDate | 1 August 608 ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Roman Forum ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Arch of Septimius Severus
ⓘ
Temple of Saturn ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rostra of the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Parco archeologico del Colosseo
ⓘ
surface form:
Parco Archeologico del Colosseo
|
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Emperor Phocas
ⓘ
surface form:
Phocas
|
| originalFunction | honorific monument ⓘ |
| owner |
Italy
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian state
|
| partOf |
Roman Forum
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Forum archaeological site
|
| politicalContext | Byzantine rule over Rome ⓘ |
| positionWithinSite | near the eastern end of the Roman Forum ⓘ |
| presentCondition | standing ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian late antique Rome ⓘ |
| significance |
last monumental addition to the Roman Forum in antiquity
ⓘ
symbol of Byzantine imperial presence in Rome ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Via dei Fori Imperiali ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.