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Trajan’s Column
Trajan’s Column
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Built under the supervision of architect Apollodorus of Damascus
Completed in 113 CE
Commemorates Trajan’s 1st and 2nd campaign against the Dacians (101-102 CE and 105-106 CE)
The frieze is 620 feet and wraps around the shaft 23 times
The column originally sat amid the Greek and Latin libraries of the Forum of Trajan
Bayeux Tapestry
You can find a description of each section here
The Bayeux Tapestry is in fact an embroidered cloth of about 230 feet
There are about 50 separate scenes commemorating events leading up to the Norman Conquest of England
It is believed to date to the late 11th century near the time of the Battle of Hastings (1066)
Legend holds that Queen Matilda or, her husband, William the Conqueror’s half brother Bishop Odo commissioned the tapestry but the precise origin of the work is unknown
The tapestry was found in Bayeux Cathedral (Normandy, France) which was built by Odo
