The column was an architectural invention that allowed for the support of ceilings without the use of solid walls. Columns increase the space which can be spanned by a ceiling, allowing the entrance of more light. Columns also offer an alternative aesthetic to building exteriors.
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c. 560 BCENaxos dedicates a large column and sphinx to the oracle of Apollo at Delphi.
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113 CETrajan's column is constructed in Rome which commemorates the emperor's campaigns in Dacia.
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c. 180 CEThe Column of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina is erected in Rome. It depicts in relief sculpture the emperors' campaigns across the Danube.
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608 CEThe column of Phocas is erected in Rome's Forum Romanum.