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Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus , commonly known as Trajan (18 September 53 – 8 August 117), was a Roman Emperor who reigned from A. D. 98 until his death in A. D. 117. Born Marcus Ulpius Traianus i...
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He was descended from an old Roman family, and was adopted in 97 by the Emperor Nerva. Trajan was one of the ablest of the Roman emperors; he was stately and majestic in appearance, had a powerful will, and showed admirable consideration and a chivalrous kindliness.
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Profile of the Roman Emperor Trajan. ... Trajan - Roman Emperor Marcus Ulpius Traianus or Trajan ... Future Roman emperor, Marcus Ulpius Traianus or Trajan was born at Italica, in Spain, on September 18, A.D. 53. After having appointed Hadrian his successor, Trajan died while returning to Italy from the east. Trajan died on...
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Marcus Ulpius Traianus (born c. A.D. 53, in Spain) was chosen by the Roman Emperor Nerva to be his successor in 97. Trajan ruled from 98-117. ... Trajan; Profile of the Roman Emperor Trajan.
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Information on the life and times of Emperor Trajan. ... 98 Death of Nerva. Trajan sole emperor. Trajan completes military organization on the Rhine and returns to Rome.
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Statue of the Emperor Trajan ... While this statue is not the heroic, semi-nude, Jovian image of a true Divus, in the traditions of the Primaporta Augustus, it has enough of the subtle allusions of cuirassed iconography to show this was a statue of Trajan in his period of transition from emperor to god.
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Trajan appointed Pliny the Younger, a distinguished Senator and literary man, as governor of Bithynia -- a province suffering from previous maladministration. The nature of the governor's problems and the obligation he was under of referring very petty matters to the Emperor appears clearly in the following letters.
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Trajan The Roman emperor Trajan (ca. 53-117), or Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, was the first non-Italian emperor ... The Roman emperor Trajan (ca. 53-117), or Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, was the first non-Italian emperor. He expanded Rome's territory to its farthest limits, and his designation as optimus princeps, "the best of...
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Because he is unsure as to whether he can kill them legally for no other crime than their faith, he writes to his friend the Emperor for advice. The Emperor replies that he did the right thing in excecuting them, but advises him not to seek out Christians for prosecution. ... Pliny's Epistle To Trajan About 112 CE...
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