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title: Column of Phocas, Rome
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2066/column-of-phocas-rome/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Column of Phocas, Rome

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Column of Phocas, Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2066.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2066.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) of Phocas in the [Roman Forum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Forum/), [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). The column is 13 metres high and stands on a brick base surrounded by marble steps. The inscription on the base reveals that the column was dedicated to Phocas, a [centurion](https://www.worldhistory.org/Centurion/) who became emperor of [Byzantium](https://www.worldhistory.org/Byzantium/) in 602 CE. A statue of the emperor would have once stood on top of the column. It is the last [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) monument constructed in the forum.

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2013, October 06). Column of Phocas, Rome. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2066/column-of-phocas-rome/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Column of Phocas, Rome." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2066/column-of-phocas-rome/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Column of Phocas, Rome." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2066/column-of-phocas-rome/>.

## License & Copyright

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