Happy birthday Emperor Trajan - shared by Dirk Heinsius, 20 September 2020

Ave Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Divi Nervae filius Augustus 

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The Roman emperor Trajan was born #onthisday in AD 53.

His famous 30-metre high column in Rome is shown in this Piranesi print. Its surface is inscribed with scenes of Trajan’s military victories in the Dacian Wars at the start of the 2nd century AD.

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Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778), ‘Colonna Trajana’. Etching, 1760–1778.