CIVILIZATION
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Propaganda
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Place of worship
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Home of Emperor Trajan & family
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Governmental center of all of Rome
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Forum of Trajan functioned symbolically as propaganda, to glorify the Roman emperor Trajan and his achievements, especially in regard to his leadership in two successful military campaigns against the Dacians.
Detailed explanation-2: -When the Forum was orginally built, it functioned as the center of commerce and politics for the Roman Empire. Trajan’s intentions were clear: he wanted to be remembered for his contribution to the Roman Empire. In all its glory, the Forum was richly decorated with the spoils of the Dacian Wars.
Detailed explanation-3: -To honour the qualities and achievements of the emperor Trajan in a monumental and figural panegyric.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Forum of Trajan is elegant-it is rife with signs of top-level architecture and decoration. All of the structures, save the two libraries (which were built of brick), were built of stone. There is a great deal of exotic, imported marble and many statues, including gilded examples.