adjustment of the column spacing and arrangement of the Doric frieze in a temple to make the design appear more harmonious. Contents 1 Gallery 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Wikipedia,en, Metope Tropaeum Traiani From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search 1977 reconstruction of the Tropaeum Traiani Part of a series on the Military of ancient Rome 753 BCE – 476 CE Structural history Campaign history Technological history Political history Strategy and tactics Frontiers and fortifications SPQRomani.svg Ancient Rome portal • Bluetank.png War portal vte
The Tropaeum Traiani is a monument in Roman Civitas Tropaensium (site of modern Adamclisi, Romania), built in 109 in then Moesia Inferior, to commemorate Roman Emperor Trajan's victory over the Dacians, in the winter of 101-102, in the Battle of Adamclisi. Before Trajan's construction, an altar existed there, on the walls of which were inscribed the names of the 3,000 legionaries and auxilia (servicemen) who had died "fighting for the Republic". (Latin: Tropaeum from Greek: Tropaion, source of English: "trophy"). Trajan's monument was inspired by the Augustus mausoleum, and was dedicated to Mars Ultor in AD 107/108. On the monument there were 54 metopes depicting Roman legions fighting against enemies; most of these metopes are preserved in the museum nearby. The monument was supposed to be a warning to the tribes outside this newly conquered province.[1] By the 20th century, the monument was reduced to a mound of stone and mortar, with
