A Roman story. The first Hardscape movie made! ......

Trajan's Column Built 2000 years ago. This is Trajans column. The first movie of its kind. Only made of stone ! It spirals over 600' anti clockwise upwards to100' in the air. It has nearly 3000 characters carved on the surface. It depicts the battles empower Trajan won 2000 years ago that brought riches to Rome to help build some of its famous structures seen today. There are not the craftsmen around today who could dedicate their lives to repeat this. Nor the time. Unbelievable that it was ever built 100 years after Christ was born. Had the Romans not been so progressive in conquering the world, their capture and " employment" of slaves would never have seen such monuments come to fruition to marvel us. A double edged sword if ever. It also is one of the earliest examples of Roman lettering and numerals cast in stone. The scenes depict mostly the Roman army in military activities such as setting out to battle and engaging the Dacians, as well as constructing fortifications and listening to the emperor's address and the success he accomplished. The carvings are crowded with sailors, soldiers, statesmen and priests, showing about 2,500 figures in all and providing a valuable source of information for modern historians on Roman and barbaric arms and methods of warfare (such as forts, ships, weapons, etc.). The relief shows such details as a ballista or catapult for example. The emperor Trajan, depicted realistically in the Veristic style, makes 59 appearances among his troops.