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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 ...
Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest extent, celebrating his victories with this monumental column. Column of Trajan, Carrara marble, completed 113 C.E., Rome, dedicated to Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus b. 53 , d. 117 C.E.) in honor of his victory over Dacia (now Romania) 101–02 and 105–06 C.E. (photo: Steven ...
Traianus. Tượng bán thân bằng cẩm thạch của Hoàng đế Traianus tại Glyptothek, München, nước Đức. Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus Augustus hay còn gọi là Trajan (18 tháng 9 năm 53 – 9 tháng 8 năm 117), là vị Hoàng đế của Đế quốc La Mã, trị vì từ năm 98 tới khi qua đời năm 117.
The Forum of Trajan was the final, and largest, of Rome’s complex of so-called “Imperial fora”—dubbed by at least one ancient writer as “a construction unique under the heavens” (Amm. Marc. 16.10.15). Fora is the Latin plural of forum —meaning a public, urban square for civic and ritual business. A series of Imperial fora ...
Aug 11, 2020 · View of Trajan’s Column in Rome, erected in 106-13 AD, via National Geographic Trajan’s Dacian campaigns are so well-known thanks largely to the permanent reminder of his conquest erected in Rome. Today, visitors can still look up at the colossal edifice of Trajan’s Column in the center of Rome. Running vertically up this columnar ...
Jun 8, 2013 · Trajan 's Column, erected in 113 CE, stands in Trajan's Forum in Rome and is a commemorative monument decorated with reliefs illustrating Roman emperor Trajan's two military campaigns in Dacia (modern Romania). The column was the first of many such monuments and it is also an invaluable source of information on the Roman Army and a lasting ...
Trajan was beloved by the Roman people, and was regarded as an excellent administrator and skilled commander. As a result, they wished that future emperors would be “luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan” (felicior Augusto, melior Traiano). This line was recited by the Roman Senate during coronation ceremonies for new emperors.
