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On the monument there were 54 [[Metope_(architecture)|metopes]] depicting Roman legions against enemies; most of them are preserved in the museum nearby. The monument was supposed to be a warning to the tribes outside this newly conquered province.<ref>F.B Florescu Das Siegesdenksmal von Adamclisi: Tropaeum Traiani (1965) </ref> |
On the monument there were 54 [[Metope_(architecture)|metopes]] depicting Roman legions against enemies; most of them are preserved in the museum nearby. The monument was supposed to be a warning to the tribes outside this newly conquered province.<ref>F.B Florescu Das Siegesdenksmal von Adamclisi: Tropaeum Traiani (1965) </ref> |
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The original monument has long since disintegrated. The present edifice is a reconstruction dating from 1977. The nearby museum contains many archaeological objects, including parts of the original Roman monument. Of the original 54 metopes, 48 are in the museum and 1 is in Istanbul. |
The original monument has long since disintegrated. The present edifice is a reconstruction dating from 1977. The nearby museum contains many archaeological objects, including parts of the original Roman monument. Of the original 54 metopes, 48 are in the museum and 1 is in Istanbul. |
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==1977 Reconstruction== |
==1977 Reconstruction== |
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The monument was restored based one one hypotesys in 1977. |
The monument was restored based one one hypotesys in 1977. |
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[[Image:AdamclisiCrossSection.svg|thumb|left|Cross Section in the reconstructed Monument]] |
[[Image:AdamclisiCrossSection.svg|thumb|left|Cross Section in the reconstructed Monument]] |
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==Archeological research== |
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The monument was researched by Grigore Tocilescu, O. Benford and G. Niemann, between 1882 - 1895<ref>Cimec http://www.cimec.ro/scripts/muzee/id.asp?k=246</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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The Tropaeum Traiani is a monument in Adamclisi, Romania, built in 109 in then Moesia Inferior, to commemorate Roman Emperor's Trajan victory over the Dacians, in 102, in the Battle of Tapae. The monument was erected on the place where legio XXI Rapax had previously been crushed (92 AD). Before Trajan's construction, an altar existed there, on the walls of which were inscribed the names of 3000 legionaries and auxilia (servicemen) who had died "fighting for the Republic". Trajan's monument was inspired by the Augustus mausoleum, and got dedicated to the god Mars Ultor in 107/108 AD. On the monument there were 54 metopes depicting Roman legions against enemies; most of them are preserved in the museum nearby. The monument was supposed to be a warning to the tribes outside this newly conquered province.[1] The original monument has long since disintegrated. The present edifice is a reconstruction dating from 1977. The nearby museum contains many archaeological objects, including parts of the original Roman monument. Of the original 54 metopes, 48 are in the museum and 1 is in Istanbul.
1977 Reconstruction
The monument was restored based one one hypotesys in 1977.
Archeological research
The monument was researched by Grigore Tocilescu, O. Benford and G. Niemann, between 1882 - 1895[2]
Notes
- ^ F.B Florescu Das Siegesdenksmal von Adamclisi: Tropaeum Traiani (1965)
- ^ Cimec http://www.cimec.ro/scripts/muzee/id.asp?k=246
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