Trajan roman emperor biography
Trajan roman emperor biography
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Emperor Trajan
Written by: Kate Zusmann
Emperor Trajan or Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Divi Nervae Filius Augustus was a Roman Emperor from 98 AD to 117 AD.
He was officially declared “optimus princeps,” which means “the best ruler,” by the Senate and remembered as a talented soldier and popular Emperor who influenced the greatest military expansion in Roman history.
Moreover, he organized extensive public building programs and implemented social welfare policies.
Trajan has reputation as the second of the Five Good Emperors.
Early Life
Marcus Ulpius Traianus was born in Italica, near Sevilla, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica, in 53 AD.
He was the son of Marcia, a Roman noblewoman and sister-in-law of Emperor Titus. Marcus Ulpius Traianus, the elder, served Vespasian in the First Jewish-Roman War. In 76-77 AD, Trajan’s father was Governor of Syria.
Career and Private Life
He rose during the rule of Emperor Domitian.
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