22/10/2026
A story carved in stone, rising 40 metres above Rome.
Inaugurated in 113 AD, Trajan’s Column tells the emperor’s victories through a 200-metre spiral frieze in Carrara marble — 155 scenes, over 2,500 figures. A story so vast, most of it couldn’t even be seen from the ground. That was the point: power made permanent.
Full story on the FUM blog
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