1900 Years After the Romans Have Conquered Dacia (The Traian Column and Ovidiu Represent the Most Powerfull Communion of Latinism, of Romania and Italy) Cover Image

1900 de ani după cucerirea Daciei de către romani (Columna traiană şi Ovidiu sunt cele mai puternice legături dintre latinitate, Italia şi România)
1900 Years After the Romans Have Conquered Dacia (The Traian Column and Ovidiu Represent the Most Powerfull Communion of Latinism, of Romania and Italy)

Author(s): Giuseppe Pace
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Library and Information Science, Ancient World, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Biblioteca Județeană Mureș
Keywords: Dacia; Roman Empire; Traian Column; Ovidiu; Romania; Italy; latinism;

Summary/Abstract: The Roman Empire is certainly one of the most powerfull political organism of ancient ages. Its influence upon the territories it conquered is irreversible and its representative features, artistic monuments and individuals are still visible. The Traian Column, an imposing architectonic monument, was built in order to remind the whole world about the Roman military victory in Dacia. It is quite amazing to see today the way the Roman artists have created such a realistic image of Dacian wariors; its main purpose was not the emperor’s apotheoses, but to tell the world about the war. The second most important aspect of Roman Empire is the literary influence of Ovidiu. Exilated by Augustus, the great emperor, Ovidiu spent some years of his life at Tomis, in Roman Dacia. He has made a big mistake, that of writing about a subject Romans were very sensitive to: family ethics. The Traian Column and Ovidiu are two symbols of the strong connection between Romania and Italy.

  • Issue Year: V/2006
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 215-227
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian