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Item Civilization Under Construction: Depictions of Architecture on the Column of Trajan(Archaeological Institute of America., 2010-01) Thill, Elizabeth WolframMore than 300 depictions of architectural structures appear throughout the Column of Trajan, illustrating both Roman and Dacian fortifications and settlements. Despite the prevalence of architectural depictions on the column, there has been little attention specifically devoted to these important components of the frieze. While recent scholarship has focused on the composition and message of the column as a whole, for the most part this work has not contributed to the interpretation of architecture on the frieze. Previous discussions of the architectural representations have focused almost exclusively on reconciling the pictorial record with the archaeological record and on explaining away what has been seen as a series of mistakes in the architecture on the frieze. This article demonstrates that the many features traditionally interpreted as misunderstandings actually form consistent patterns that draw a purposeful contrast between a supposedly superior Roman culture and a primitive, barbarian Dacian culture.Item Review of the Book Monuments in Miniature: Architecture on Roman Coinage(Archaeological Institute of America, 2017-04) Thill, Elizabeth Wolfram; World Languages and Cultures, School of Liberal ArtsItem Setting War in Stone: Architectural Depictions on the Column of Marcus Aurelius(Archaeological Institute of America, 2018-04) Thill, Elizabeth Wolfram; World Languages and Cultures, School of Liberal ArtsThe depictions of architecture on the Column of Marcus Aurelius are an important means of exploring how war along the frontier was presented to the capital. A comprehensive comparison between Antonine architectural depictions and their models on the Column of Trajan demonstrates careful modifications on the part of the Antonine designers to adapt Trajanic models to particular Antonine goals. The architectural depictions of the Antonine column frieze reinforce the larger ideological themes of the monument as a whole, portraying victory not only as the suppression of a barbarian threat but also as independent of expansion of Roman territory, in a dramatic departure from Trajanic precedents. The depicted architecture also reveals that the Antonine frieze should not be read merely as a dialogue between itself and the Column of Trajan but instead as part of a larger conversation among monumental reliefs in Rome, including the Great Trajanic Frieze and the Marcus Aurelius panels. Although traditionally analyzed for information concerning realities of the frontier, the presentation of war on the Antonine column frieze can be better understood as a means of addressing the experiences and concerns of a particular audience—namely, residents in the capital.Item Urbanism and the Enemy: Dacian Architecture on the Column of Trajan(Holzhausen Verlag, 2017) Thill, Elizabeth Wolfram