Welcome to our frieze gallery of the Trajanic Trophy. The Trajanic Trophy was originally erected in 109 AD following the Roman victory over the Dacians at the Battle of Adamclisi. The monument was surrounded by 54 frieze panels or ‘metopes’. These sculpted depictions show various images relating to the conquest including legionaries at war and …
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Frieze Gallery of the Trajanic Trophy
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Trophies in Classical Greece and Rome
Trophies in Classical Greece and Rome Greek ‘tropaia’ / Latin ‘trophaea’ – from the Greek ‘trope’ meaning a turning point i.e. the rout of an enemy. Originally a Greek practice of marking the point on a battlefield where the defeat of an enemy took place. The Greek tradition of erecting an enemy suit of armour …
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Who was Emperor Zeno?
Who was Emperor Zeno? Zeno was the Eastern Roman Emperor from 474 to 475 and again from 476 until 491. Born in Tarasis, Isauria (Asia Minor) in around 425 and originally known as Tarasikodissa. His father was called Kodisa and his mother was called Lallis. His father had a first wife, Arcadia, who had an …
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What does Memento Mori mean?
What does Memento Mori mean? What does ‘Memento Mori’ mean? This is Latin phrase which translates as ‘remember that you (have to) die’ or sometimes just ‘remember death’. Memento Mori an important concept in Stoic Philosophy, a school of thought founded by Zeno of Citium in Athens in 301 BC and of prominence in the …
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Saigon Execution – A Photo that changed the Vietnam War
Saigon Execution – A Photo that changed the Vietnam War On 1st February 1968, in Saigon near the An Quang Pagoda, Nguyen Van Lem (code name ‘Bay Lop’) was captured and brought before Chief of Police Nguyen Ngoc Loan. Lem was a Vietcong fighter holding the rank of Captain. He was engaged in the famous …
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