Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome

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Roman triumphal monument ancient Roman column victory column

The Column of Marcus Aurelius in Rome is a monumental Roman victory column, richly carved with spiral reliefs commemorating Emperor Marcus Aurelius’s military campaigns along the Danube frontier.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman triumphal monument → ancient Roman column → victory column →
alsoKnownAs	Aurelian Column →
architecturalStyle	Ancient Roman →
builtInPeriod	reign of Commodus →
city	Rome →
commemorates	Marcomannic Wars → military campaigns along the Danube frontier →
constructionEnd	circa 193 CE →
constructionStart	circa 176 CE →
country	Italy →
currentTopSculpture	statue of Saint Paul →
currentTopSculptureInstallationYear	1589 →
currentTopSculptureInstalledBy	Pope Sixtus V →
dedicatedTo	Marcus Aurelius →
depictsEvent	crossing of the Danube → religious rituals → sieges of barbarian settlements →
depictsPerson	Marcus Aurelius → Roman soldiers →
era	Imperial Roman period →
function	commemorative monument → imperial propaganda monument →
hasArtStyle	Roman historical relief →
hasInternalFeature	spiral staircase →
hasReliefSubject	Roman military campaigns → battles against Germanic tribes → battles against Sarmatian tribes → imperial propaganda → scenes of Roman army life →
hasReliefType	spiral relief →
hasTourismType	cultural tourism attraction →
height	approximately 29.6 metres (column shaft) →
heightIncludingBase	approximately 39.7 metres →
heritageStatus	part of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Historic Centre of Rome →
honors	Emperor Marcus Aurelius →
inspiredBy	Trajan's Column →
languageOfName	Latin →
LatinName	Columna Centenaria Divi Marci Aurelii →
locatedIn	Italy → Piazza Colonna → Rome →
locatedOnStreet	Via del Corso →
material	marble →
originalTopSculpture	statue of Marcus Aurelius →
partOf	historic center of Rome →
region	Lazio →
similarTo	Trajan's Column →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marcomannic Wars →	culturalDepiction
Palazzo Chigi ("Column of Marcus Aurelius") →	locatedNear