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Summary
The inscription on the column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome; own work
The inscription reads: SIXTUS V PONT MAX COLUMNAM HANC COCHLIDEM IMP ANTONINO DICATAM MISERE LACERAM RUINOSAMQ PRIMAE FORMAE RESTITUIT A M D LXXXIX PONT IV
Which translates as: "Pope Sixtus the fifth has rebuilt this unfortunate mutilated and dilapidated column, dedicated to emperor Antoninus, in its original form, in the year 1589, the fourth year of his pontificate."
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Object
Author |
Anonymous
Unknown author
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Date | between 176 and 193 |
Medium | Carrara marble |
Place of discovery | Piazza Colonna , Rome , Italy |
Source/Photographer | Column of Marcus Aurelius |
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