Column of Marcus Aurelius
At Piazza Colonna, you’re looking at the Colonna di Marco Aurelio—a Roman victory column in honor of Marcus Aurelius and his military campaigns during the Barbarian Wars. The monument is a Doric column covered with a detailed spiral relief, and it’s modeled after Trajan’s Column. Marcus Aurelius is remembered for a reign from 161 to 180 AD, and this column is dedicated to that period and his campaigns. The column’s frieze is about 112 meters (367 feet) long and spirals upward 21 times, portraying his fights against Germanic and Sarmatian groups. Construction is believed to have started after his death in 180 AD and was completed around 193 AD, during the reign of Septimius Severus. In size, the story gets physical: the shaft rises 29.6 meters (97 ft) from a 10.1 meters (33 ft) base, originally set on a 3 meters (9.8 ft) platform—about 39.7 meters (130 ft) total. …
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