The Column of Phocas is located on the main square of the Forum Romanum, in front of the Rostra.

It is a honorary column dedicated to the byzantine emperor Phocas, erected in 608 BCE by the exarch, the byzantine governor, making it the last addition to the Forum in Antiquity.

The columns is a recycled monument. An earlier inscription was chiselled away to make room for the dedication to Phocas.

The Corinthian column is 13.6m high and placed on a stepped plinth. Originally it had a gilded bronze statue of emperor Phocas on the top.

The column remained visible even when the Forum was covered by 5-8m of dirt, and it remains in situ from antiquity.

Photo gallery for "Column of Phocas"

There are 16 photos in this gallery.

  • Engravings by Piranesi - piranesi030
    piranesi030
  • Engravings by Piranesi - piranesi014
    piranesi014
  • Forum Romanum - 1992-08-17-010
    1992-08-17-010
  • View of the Forum Romanum seen from the Palatine hill
    View of the Forum Romanum seen from the Palatine hill
  • Forum Romanum - 2002-09-04-181314
    2002-09-04-181314
  • The Forum Area with the Via Sacra
    The Forum Area with the Via Sacra
  • Forum Romanum - 2002-09-04-171455
    2002-09-04-171455
  • Tabularium - 2002-08-30-160122
    2002-08-30-160122
  • Tabularium - 2002-08-30-160051
    2002-08-30-160051
  • The Roman Forum seen from the Tabularium
    The Roman Forum seen from the Tabularium
  • View of the Forum Romanum from the Tabularium
    2002-08-30-155651
  • The central square of the Forum Romanum seen from the Tabularium
    2002-08-30-160455
  • Capitoline Hill - 1999-08-01-144358
    1999-08-01-144358
  • Capitoline Hill - 1999-08-01-144309
    1999-08-01-144309
  • Capitoline Hill - 1999-08-01-144301
    1999-08-01-144301
  • Capitoline Hill - 1999-08-01-144256
    1999-08-01-144256

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