Trajan Ascends: Rome Reaches Its Greatest Territorial Extent
Trajan succeeded his adoptive father Nerva as Roman Emperor, beginning a nineteen-year reign that would expand the empire to its greatest territorial extent through conquests in Dacia, Arabia, and Mesopotamia. His massive public works program produced Trajan's Forum, Trajan's Column, and the largest marketplace in the ancient world. The Roman Senate honored him with the title Optimus Princeps, the best ruler, a distinction no subsequent emperor ever received.
January 27, 98
1928 years ago
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