Trajan's Forum - the last imperial forum of Rome - was designed at the beginning of the 2nd century. by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus on the orders of Emperor Trajan. It was decorated with trophies brought after the conquest of Dacia. The forum was a square surrounded by covered colonnades with niches on both sides and the building of Trajan's market, the complex also included a triumphal arch, Ulpia's basilica, 2 libraries, Trajan's temple and a tall
Trajan's column< /a>. Only parts of the markets, the ruins of the temple of Ulpia and Trajan's column have survived to this day.