Trajan\'s Column V Adamklissi

[Tarbicus]

Minor quibble here. If the form is not accurate, how do you know the content is accurate? How do you convey content without form? Wink

Easy. Just because the shapes are wrong doesn't mean they shouldn't be there. Likewise, just because the shape seems correct doesn't mean it should be there. :wink: Draughtsmanship alone is not the main criteria for the accurate depiction of content, imho.

Or that they didn't care to get them right in the first place. I think they were going for recognition not accuracy. They wanted everyone to look and say "Hey, legionnaires!" Not "Hey, segmenatatae from the Dacian campaign!" Everyone already knew they were looking at the Dacian campaign.

I agree, but that doesn't mean the Adamklissi Monument should be dismissed because the sculptors in Rome had better skills. I compare Trajan's Column as a Hollywood 35mm epic shot in a major studio, whereas the Adamklissi Monument could be a humbler documentary shot on location on video. Now tell me, which one would you trust more as a document, regardless of the technology and camera crew involved?

Where they were physically made is a major factor for me.