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- Marcus Ulpius Traianus (fl. 1st century AD) was a Roman general and senator. He was the biological father of emperor Trajan.
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Marcus Ulpius Traianus (fl. 1st century AD) was a Roman general and senator. He was the biological father of emperor Trajan.
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Marcus Ulpius Traianus was born in the Roman province of Baetica . While his family was probably prominent in Baetica, his father was the first to join the imperial service. There is little documentation of Trajan’s early life, but presumably he grew up either in Rome or in various military headquarters with his father.
- Trajan was a Roman emperor (98–117 CE) who sought to extend the boundaries of the empire to the east, undertook a vast building program, and enlarg...
- Trajan undertook or encouraged extensive public works: roads, bridges, aqueducts, the reclamation of wastelands, and the construction of harbours a...
- Trajan abandoned the policy of not extending the Roman frontiers established by Augustus. He added Dacia, Arabia, Armenia, and Mesopotamia to the e...
Trajan's paternal grandfather Ulpius married a Traia. Their son, Trajan's namesake father Marcus Ulpius Traianus, was born at Italica during the reign of Tiberius and became a prominent senator and general, commanding the Legio X Fretensis under Vespasian in the First Jewish-Roman War.
- 138-161
- 96-98
- 117-138
- 98-117
May 25, 2013 · Trajan, or Marcus Ulpius Traianus, was Roman emperor from 98 to 117 CE. Known as a benevolent ruler, his reign was noted for public projects which benefitted the populace such as improving the dilapidated road system, constructing aqueducts, building public baths and extending the port of Ostia.
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Jul 5, 2020 · His father, also named Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, distinguished himself in the Roman military and political spheres, reaching the senatorial rank, leading the Tenth Legion ‘Fretensis’ in the Jewish War, and serving as consul around AD 70.
Aug 20, 2018 · Trajan the Roman Emperor. Born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, Trajan was a soldier who spent most of his life involved in campaigns. When delivered the news that he was adopted by Roman Emperor Nerva, and even after Nerva died, Trajan remained in Germany until he had completed his campaign.
Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus, commonly known as Trajan (September 18, 53 – August 9, 117) was Roman Emperor who reigned from 98, until his death in 117. He was the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire. Born into a wealthy patrician family in the Hispania Baetica province, Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of Emperor ...
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