A column that amazes you as soon as your eye falls on its details… All these crowds, it’s battles, Spears, ships and panicked horses…So it’s a war?’…But the scenes are different. The wonder is that they are different races, their details tell…How did the sculptor do it?
He is the genius Damascene “Apollodorus”…A miracle was called by the Roman Emperor “Trajan”…How so…And who brought the castle to the seaside
Question and answer
..The question was answered: Syria at that time was part of the Roman Empire… Under the reign of “Trajan” its area expanded, its borders extended and reached its maximum breadth…Trajan entrusted “Apollodorus” with the construction of large projects in Rome …Some of them were engineering dilemmas, but he accomplished them with all the craftsmanship and high skill that immortalized his name; such as the great suspension bridge over the Danube, Trajan’s market and column, the complex of Lords (Pantheon), the Arc de Triomphe in Ancona, The Olympic courthouse and other works that testify only to the creativity of this Damascene architect .
An unprecedented idea
Apollodorus ( his Greek name) has an unprecedented idea in the history of art, there are many columns, and the squares of Rome are filled with them, especially, but this creative column is different from the rest of the columns in the squares of Rome, such as the column of Anthony and Marcus Aurelius; he mentioned in the Cambridge Encyclopedia that Syria in the field of architecture was ahead of Rome and even surpassed in its technical knowledge, the skill of its workers and the genius of its creators.
In his sculpture, I narrate the most accurate details of wars, starting from the preparation for war to the form and place of battles to costumes (soldiers ‘ clothing) and weapons, to the races of warriors and their role on the battlefield ..They include infantry, Archers, Knights and sailors…Sculptural shots also fascinate you and teach you even the ways of fighting ancient times ..There were even running battles even at sea
Who is Trajan
“Trajan” is the thirteenth Emperor of the Roman Empire, which flourished under his reign and reached its maximum extent. He was ordered from “Apollodorus” in 113 ad ..To make him a column that would take him as a tombstone and a memory of his achievements and victories, which were also supported and glorified by the Senate and the Roman people ..This added to the beauty of the work.. And their celebration
Trajan’s column
It contained the column” Trajan”, or rather … The Masterpiece” Apollodorus ” on engravings, if interpreted, would explain dozens of battles with images of their original owners with their real features…Tell us about events that we have not experienced in ancient history ; so much so that in a scene you can see the military leaders skilled in battle crushing their enemies as if they were moving and not just a carved stone !
Trajan’s cylinder
It is a carved cylinder of stone, engraved with Trajan’s victories, containing 2,500 figures and 155 scenes from various stages of his Trajan-Dacian Wars ( relative to his victories over the Dacian state, which is currently Romania), consisting of 20 hollow and internal parts with an ascending staircase inside…Where you can reach the upper platform of the monument, made of Karar marble and weighing about 40 tons and reaching a height of 38 meters, its design inspired many ancient triumphal arches, and decorated with sculptures that you see moving and interacting as if you are in the midst of battle.
