Address: piazza Colonna

Also known as Aureliana or Antoniniana, from the name of the emperor to whom it was dedicated in the 196 d.C., or "coclide", from the carved wrap with novellistic function that rolls it up in a spiral. Inspired by the Traiana Column, the monument was erected after the death of Marco Aurelio and raised from the senate in the 180 a.C. in order to commemorate its victories over the Barbarians settled along the Danube, the Germanic Marcomanni and other tribes.

Composed of 28 rings of marble, the column was restored in the 1588 from Domenico Fontana for order of Sisto V, substituting the base and superimposing the statue of St. Paul. The 20 spirals of the relief illustrate the Germanic campaign of the 171-173 a.C. on the lower side and the Sarmatian campaign of the 174-175 a.C. on the top. With the base and capital its measure is approximately 42 meters (the single stalk is of meters 29.70) and has a diameter of 3.7 meters. Inside, a spiral stairs lead to the top. Copies of the reliefs can be found in the Museum of the Roman Civilization at the EUR.