Columna Traiani - Trajanssäule: Siegesmonument und Kriegsbericht in Bildern. Internationale Tagung anlässlich des 1900. Jahrestages ihrer Einweihung

Description

The dedication of Trajan’s Column took place on May 12, A.D. 113, a date that is attested by the Fasti Ostienses. It was the crowning adornment of Trajan’s Forum, which had been completed just over a year prior to this. Nearly seven years had passed since the victory over the Dacians and their king, Decebalus, which the column commemorates. The 1900th anniversary of the dedication has presented itself as an outstanding opportunity to organise an international conference thematically encompassing both this exceptional triumphal monument and Trajan’s two campaigns against the Dacians, which are depicted on the spiral frieze winding around the column. The objective of the conference was threefold: first, existing scholarship was to be summarized and older lines of research reviewed. Secondly, new perspectives were to be developed. Finally, attention has been devoted to reception history in light of the fact that one of the most prominent imitations of Trajan’s Column is located in Vienna, where it is part of early 18th century Karlskirche. 50 internationally renowned researchers in the disciplines of ancient history, classical archaeology, art history and restoration from 11 countries (Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Romania, Serbia, the UK and the USA) participated in the conference.

Period	9 May 2013 → 12 May 2013
Event type	Conference
Location	Wien, AustriaShow on map