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Column of Phocas

Roman monumental column in the Roman Forum of Rome, Italy
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Column of Phocas
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Summary

Column of Phocas is a victory column[1]. It draws 721 Wikipedia views per month (victory column category, ranking #15 of 32).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rome[3]
  • Country: Italy[4]
  • Genre: public art[5]
  • Location: Roman Forum[6]
  • Commons category: Column of Phocas[7]
  • Inception: August 1, 608[8]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[9]
  • Native label: Colonna di Foca[10]
  • IIIF manifest URL: https://gn.biblhertz.it/fotothek/api/iiif/3/werk/obj08015387/manifest[11]

Why It Matters

Column of Phocas has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Italy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Gavingaebe · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Roman Forum
    Instance of → —
    Located in → —
    Country → Italy
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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