Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Early Western World
6. Mediterranean (Early Western World)
7. Ancient Italian
8. Roman (ancient Italian culture or period)
9. Imperial (Roman)

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the period and style of art, predominantly sculpture and architecture, that coincided with the reign of Trajan from 98 to 117 CE. In architecture, the style is charcterized by the construction of large, expansive public structures with axial plans similar to that of Egyptian temples. In sculpture, the style is characterized by friezes featuring a continuous narrative conveying scenes of the Emperor's military campaigns, typified in the Column of Trajan.