Column of Marcus Aurelius
Type:
Columns
Date:
180–93
Location or Findspot (Modern-Day Country):
Italy
Medium:
Marble
Dimensions:
Height of 29.7 m
Description:
The column dedicated to Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–80) was part of a temple complex built in his honor after his death. It was roughly the same height as the column built to honor Trajan eighty years earlier, and similarly commemorated the emperor's military campaigns in a continuous spirals of relief carving.
Relevant Textbook Chapter(s):
1
Image Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
