E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Column.
The Alexandrine Column. Made of granite; in memory of the Emperor Alexander.
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The Column of Antonïnus. At Rome; made of marble, 176 feet high; in memory of the Emperior Marcus Aurelius Antonïnus. Like that of Trajan, this column is covered externally with spiral basreliefs representing the wars carried on by the emperor.
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Sixtus V. caused the original statue of this column to be supplanted by a figure of St. Paul. (See Trajan’s Column.)
The Column of Arcadius. At Constantinople; made of marble.
