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Marcus Ulpius Traianus (fl. 1st century) was a Roman senator and the father of Emperor Trajan. Family [ edit ] Traianus belonged to a branch of the gens Ulpia , which originally came from the Umbrian city of Tuder , but he was born and raised in the Roman colony of Italica , north of modern Santiponce and northwest of Seville , in the Roman ...
Apr 11, 2024 · 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'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.
- 28 January 98 – 11 August 117
- 117-138
- 138-161
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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. Trajan was also a highly successful general and ...
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Aug 20, 2018 · 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. His major campaigns as emperor were against the Dacians, in 106, which vastly increased ...
Marcia. 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 ...
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Marcus Ulpius Traianus the elder served Vespasian in the First Jewish-Roman War, commanding the Legio X Fretensis. [13] Trajan himself was just one of many well-known Ulpii in a line that continued long after his own death. His elder sister was Ulpia Marciana, and his niece was Salonina Matidia.
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