Trajan's Forum

Trajan's Forum
Reconstruction view of the Trajan's Column
Trajan's Forum is located in Rome
Trajan's Forum
Trajan's Forum
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LocationRegio VIII Forum Romanum
Coordinates41°53′43.51″N 12°29′9.13″E / 41.8954194°N 12.4858694°E / 41.8954194; 12.4858694
TypeImperial fora
History
BuilderEmperor Trajan
Founded106–112 AD

Trajan's Forum (Latin: Forum Traiani; Italian: Foro di Traiano) was the last of the Imperial fora to be constructed in ancient Rome.[1] The architect Apollodorus of Damascus oversaw its construction.

  1. ^ Roth, Leland M. (1993). Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History and Meaning (First ed.). Boulder, CO: Westview Press. ISBN 0-06-430158-3.