Scenes during the wars of the Romans against the Dacians, 101-106 A.D.
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Title
Scenes during the wars of the Romans against the Dacians, 101-106 A.D.
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Warfare -- Ancient
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1700 (Approximate)
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
City walls
Cargo ships
Loading and unloading
Soldiers -- Roman -- To 499
Dacians -- To 499
Soldiers -- Dacian -- 100-109
Archers -- To 499
Galleys (Ships)
Battering rams
Amphitheaters
Genres
Notes
Source Note: From Colonna Traiana, eretta dal Senato, e popolo Romano all''imperatore Traiano Augusto, nel suo foro in Roma. Scolpita con l''historie della guerra dacica. (Roma : Gio. Giacomo Rossi, 170-).
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 23 x 38.5 cm
Abstract
Printed immediately underneath the picture are descriptions in Latin of details in the scene above. Summations of the Latin captions: 150: "The Dacians, under cover of archers, use a ram to try to batter down a city wall. The defending Romans throw spears (broken off from the sculpture) at the attackers. The Dacians were unable to capture the city because they did not have real siege equipment to breach the walls. The ram's head would have been made of bronze." 151: "Roman ships bring supplies to the besieged city. Soldiers are unloading sacks of grain and carrying them inside. The round building in the background is an arena." "Bas relief. Trajan's column, Rome, 113-114 A.D. Engr. early 18th cen.."--written on border.
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 18da9940-c5c0-012f-956f-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1700
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Scenes during the wars of the Romans against the Dacians, 101-106 A.D." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1700. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18da9940-c5c0-012f-956f-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1700). Scenes during the wars of the Romans against the Dacians, 101-106 A.D. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18da9940-c5c0-012f-956f-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Scenes during the wars of the Romans against the Dacians, 101-106 A.D." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18da9940-c5c0-012f-956f-58d385a7bc34
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