COLUMN OF MARCUS AURELIUS

Your walk continues up to Piazza Colonna, a historic clearing that gets its name from the column, or colonna, of Marcus Aurelius from the second century AD. It is about thirty meters tall and was inspired by the Trajan Column, and you'll find an uninterrupted series of spiral bas-reliefs on it that celebrate the Emperor's victories over some of the nomadic peoples of Eastern Europe. From the square you can take a shopping break in the elegant Galleria Colonna that was built at the beginning of the 20th century.