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Describe the Column of Trajan (above), including how it serves to both document and commemorate history. answer the above in 3-4 complete sentences. i am getting graded for this

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Answer: This column commemorated the emperor's reign, including his ashes at the base. The carvings found spiraling the column depict the events of the Decian Wars. The carvings and the gilded statue of the emperor on top serve to document the past, and also commemorate a great time in Roman History.

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This column commemorated the emperor's reign, including his ashes at the base. The carvings found spiraling the column depict the events of the Decian Wars. The carvings and the gilded statue of the emperor on top serve to document the past, and also commemorate a great time in Roman History.

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