#onthisday 117 AD, after a 19-year reign of military glory, Trajan dies at Selinus in western Cilicia.
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The Fountain of Trajan in #Ephesus, located on the northeastern side of the Curates street, the main thoroughfare of the city.
The nymphaeum was erected ca. AD 104 in honour of Artemis of Ephesus and Emperor Trajan by Tiberius Claudius Aristion, a prominent citizen of Ephesus.
The nymphaeum was erected ca. AD 104 in honour of Artemis of Ephesus and Emperor Trajan by Tiberius Claudius Aristion, a prominent citizen of Ephesus.
The Arch of Trajan at Benevento (Italy) was set up in AD 114 outside of Beneventum to commemorate the of the new Via Traiana between Rome and Brundisium.
Each side of the arch carries relief panels that depict different aspects of the emperor's care for his people and the Empire.
Each side of the arch carries relief panels that depict different aspects of the emperor's care for his people and the Empire.
The Kiosk of Trajan at Philae #Egypt.
The structure is a rectangular chamber surrounded by 14 columns with floral capitals that supported a wooden roof. The Kiosk was never finished as only the southern wall was decorated with two offering scenes depicting the emperor Trajan.
The structure is a rectangular chamber surrounded by 14 columns with floral capitals that supported a wooden roof. The Kiosk was never finished as only the southern wall was decorated with two offering scenes depicting the emperor Trajan.
Relief with a scene depicting Trajan's posthumous Parthian triumph of AD 118, from Praeneste.
Palestrina, Museo Archeologico.
Palestrina, Museo Archeologico.
Trajan and his wife Plotina in the Museum of Art and History of Geneva (Switzerland).
