TRAJAN

(Marcus Ulpius Trajanus)trāˈjən, c.a.d. 53–a.d. 117, Roman emperor (a.d. 98–a.d. 117). Born in Spain, he was the first non-Italian to become head of the empire. Trajan served in the East, in Germany, and in Spain. He was adopted in a.d. 97 by Emperor Nerva, who died shortly afterward. A capable man, Trajan set about strengthening his regime by embarking on an aggressive foreign policy. In two wars against Dacia he brought that region, the parent of modern Romania, under Roman control. This conquest is commemorated by the sculptured Trajan's Column, which stands in the Forum of Trajan in Rome. Trajan then annexed Arabia Petraea, and in three campaigns he conquered the greater part of the Parthian empire, including Armenia and Upper Mesopotamia. On his way home from this campaign, he died in Cilicia. He was succeeded by Hadrian. Trajan was an able military organizer and civic administrator. He partially drained the Pontine Marshes and restored the Appian Way, and at Rome he built an aqueduct, a theater, and the immense Forum of Trajan, containing basilicas and libraries.

See F. A. Lepper, Trajan's Parthian War (1948); L. Rossi, Trajan's Column and the Dacian Wars (1972).

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Trajan: Optimus Princeps: A Life and Times
Book by Julian Bennett; Routledge, 1997
Subjects: Rome--History--Trajan, 98-117, Trajan--Emperor Of Rome--53-117
TRAJAN Optimus Princeps TRAJAN OPTIMUS PRINCEPS A Life and Times Julian Bennett London...Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Bennett, Julian. Trajan, optimus princeps: a life and times/Julian Bennett. p. cm. Includes...
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The Ancient Catholic Church: From the Accession of Trajan to the Fourth General Council, (A.D. 98-451)
Book by Robert D. D. Rainy; Charles Scribners Sons, 1902
Subjects: Church History--Primitive And Early Church, Ca. 30-600
...ANCIENT CATHOLIC CHURCH FROM THE ACCESSION OF TRAJAN TO THE FOURTH GENERAL COUNCIL A.D. 98-451...his one great service to the State by calling Trajan to the succession. Trajan was the first of four great emperors whose reigns...
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Roman Sources of Christian Art
Book by Emerson H. Swift; Columbia University Press, 1951
Subjects: Architecture, Byzantine, Architecture, Roman, Church Decoration And Ornament
...CHRISTIAN ART -ii- BENEVENTUM, ARCH OF TRAJAN: EXTERNAL FACE; 114-115 A.D. ROMAN SOURCES...161 PLATES Beneventum, Arch of Trajan: External Face; 114-115 A.D. Alinari...Alinari photo XI. Rome, Column of Trajan: Reliefs of the Lower Part of the Shaft...
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Aspects of Roman History, AD 14-117
Book by Richard Alston; Routledge, 1998
...the Augustan principate to the reign of Trajan, providing a basic chronological framework...9 Nerva and Trajan AD 96-117 191...The adoption of Trajan 194...
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The Letters of Pliny: A Historical and Social Commentary
Book by A. N. Sherwin-White; Clarendon Press, 1966
Subjects: Pliny--The Younger--Correspondence, Pliny--The Younger--Criticism And Interpretation
...admirable Plinys Correspondence with Trajan of E. G. Hardy is now over seventy...IV. THE DRAFTING OF TRAJANS REPLIES TO PLINY 536 V. TRAJAN AND PLINY: THE NECESSITY OF PLINYS REQUESTS...
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Trajan's Forum
Journal article; Architectural Science Review, Vol. 45, 2002
Subjects: The Forum of Trajan in Rome -- A Study of the Monuments in Brief (Book)
Trajans Forum. 4287 The Forum of Trajan in Rome -- A Study of the Monuments in Brief by James A...entry into Rome on the 2nd of February 1808. The Forum of Trajan had not been forgotten. In the 4th century AD the historian...
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Molière, Panégyriste Du Roi
Journal article by Marie- Hélène Davies; Romance Quarterly, Vol. 39, 1992
Subjects: Romance Philology
...strictement au modele du "Panegyrique de Trajan" de Pline le Jeune et en introduisant...abondaient, surtout Le Panegyrique de Trajan de Pline le Jeune, mais aussi les chapitres...Divertissement Royal . En effet Pline contrastait Trajan au spectre mental de Domitien. Un tel...
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Cleansing the Images: Wordsworth, Rome, and the Rise of Historicism
Journal article by Peter J. Manning; Texas Studies in Literature and Language, Vol. 33, 1991
Subjects: Literature--History And Criticism, Philology
...From that mound Hoards may come forth of Trajans, Maximins, Shrunk into coins with all...the empire at its maximum extent under Trajan to the scattered remnants that are all...after was occupied by "The Pillar of Trajan." As Wordsworth became increasingly concerned...
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The Monument, or, Christopher Wren's Roman Accent
Journal article by John E. Moore; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 80, 1998
Subjects: Architecture, Roman--England, Columns--History, London, England--Monuments, statues, etc., National monuments--England
...history - the inscription on the Column of Trajan and a passage from the late fourth-century...compared to two triumphal columns - that of Trajan and that of "Antoninus," or the Column...to the burial chamber of the Column of Trajan, an inscription declares that for the...
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Time in Space: Narrative in Classical Art
Journal article by Jocelyn Penny Small; The Art Bulletin, Vol. 81, 1999
Subjects: Art, Classical--Evaluation, Narrative art (Visual arts)--Evaluation
...Jocelyn Toynbee, writing about the Great Trajanic Frieze (Figs. 4, 5) notes that "whereas on the Column of Trajan the main stream of the story flows consecutively...kind of composition occurs on the Great Trajanic Frieze (Figs. 4, 5), 28 which Jocelyn...
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Looking for Mr. Badbar
Magazine article by Richard C. Thompson; FDA Consumer, Vol. 19, September 1985
Subjects: Baia, Trajan--Ethical aspects, Candy--Product defects and recalls, Crime, Fabian, Joseph--Investigations, Pork industry
...that there were a warehouse full of candy, most of it chocolate bars and in the original wrapping, came to the attention of Trajan Baia, a southern Michigan salvage operator doing business as Industrial Recovery and Closeouts Inc. and known in law enforcement...
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Can You Read the Writing on the Wall? the Decline and Fall of the Roman Alphabet in Modern Britain
Magazine article by Jonathan Glancey; New Statesman, Vol. 126, April 18, 1997
Subjects: Alphabets--Appreciation, Lettering--Appreciation, United Kingdom--Popular culture
...years old, is the greatest legacy of the Roman emperor Trajan. Trajan had a passion for adventurous architecture, pioneering...that bears his name in Rome. The immediate purpose of Trajans Column was to communicate the emperors conquest of Dacia...
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Lines in the Sand
Magazine article by F. S. Naiden; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 31, Winter 2007
Subjects: Iraqi history--Analysis
...Alexander the Great made the trip to India, and the Roman emperor Trajan followed him 450 years later, in AD 117, though he was forced...Indies, the Indian Ocean. Now imagine a modern Alexander or Trajan. He knows where India is and he has conquered most of it. He...
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Christ and the Art of Agony
Magazine article by Nigel Spivey; History Today, Vol. 49, August 1999
Subjects: Christian art and symbolism--History, Christianity--History, Martyrdom--History, Rome (Ancient)--History
...cases came to light. What, he asked the emperor Trajan, should he do? Trajans reply was brief and decent: do not go hunting down...themselves: those nobler and softer Romans, like Trajan and Pliny, who followed what Gibbons contemporary...
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Silk Ties: The Links between Ancient Rome & China
Magazine article by Raoul Mclaughlin; History Today, Vol. 58, January 2008
Subjects: Ancient Roman civilization--History, Ancient civilization--History, Chinese history--Evaluation, Civilization, Ancient--History
...Less than a year later the Roman Emperor Trajan came to power. In AD 116 he led a major...where Can Ying had decided to turn back. Trajan imagined conquests that would take Roman...over the Tarim Territories disintegrated. Trajan died within a year and his successors...
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Alaskan Terror: Duke's Langdon Potential Nightmare for Terps in High-Profile ACC Matchup
Newspaper article by Jody Foldesy; The Washington Times, January 2, 1999
...damning. Swish. The sound is provided by Trajan Langdon with uncanny frequency. It comes...Alaska-Anchorage; his mother, Gladys, a social worker. Trajan Shaka Langdon was named for the Roman emperor Trajan, who ended the persecution of the Christians...
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Dig Pays off with Roman Coin Find
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), September 22, 2004
...signs of wear. It portrays the Emperor Trajan reviewing his troops during his campaign...retained for so long as a keepsake as Trajan was very popular with the Roman army...archaeology at Tyne and Wear Museums. Trajan was so beloved by soldiers that his birthday...
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To Beat Blue Devils, Attack and Be Patient
Newspaper article by Tom Knott; The Washington Times, March 29, 1999
...attack and be patient by Tom Knott ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Heres how you beat Dukes basketball team: You limit Trajan Langdons open looks behind the 3-point line, whether youre in a zone or man-to-man defense. You cant leave him to double-team...
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Two More Top Seeds Join Club
Newspaper article by Ken Wright; The Washington Times, March 22, 1999
...by Ken Wright EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Temple became just another cupcake for Duke on the road to the Final Four. Trajan Langdon scored a game-high 23 points, and the Blue Devils blasted the Owls 85-64 yesterday in the NCAA East Region final before...
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Roundup
Newspaper article by Kip Kuduk; The Washington Times, March 4, 1997
...team announced yesterday. Also picked for the first team were North Carolinas Antawn Jamison, Marylands Keith Booth, Dukes Trajan Langdon and Georgia Techs Matt Harpring. Named to the second team were Clemsons Greg Buckner and Terrell McIntyre. Joining...
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Trajan
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
TRAJAN (Marcus Ulpius Trajanus)tra j n, c.a.d. 53 a.d. 117, Roman emperor (a.d. 98 a.d. 117). Born in Spain, he was the first non-Italian to become head of the empire. Trajan served in the East, in Germany, and in Spain. He was adopted in a...
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Hadrian , Roman Emperor
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Hadrianus. An orphan, he became the ward of Trajan. Hadrian distinguished himself as a commander...and as an administrator. Nevertheless, Trajans choice, announced after his death, of...Moesia. Abandoning the aggressive policy of Trajan in Asia, he withdrew to the boundary of...
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Apollodorus of Damascus
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...nearly all buildings designed under the emperor Trajan, for whom he was official architect. Known for...produced his greatest achievement in the Forum of Trajan (see forum ) and Trajans Column (see Roman art ). His treatise Engines...
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Civitavecchia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...CIVITAVECCHIA che veta-vek kea, city (1991 pop. 51,201), in Latium, W central Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The harbor, favored by Trajan (early 2d cent. a.d.), is still the chief port of Rome. It also handles traffic for the Terni industrial area and is the main...
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Timgad
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...Constantine. It is sometimes called the Pompeii of North Africa because of the extensive remains of the Roman city founded here by Trajan in a.d. 100. This city was destroyed by Berbers in the 7th cent. and was unknown until excavations were begun in 1881. Its...
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