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Trajan

Also known as Caesar Divi Nervae Filius Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus, Optimus Princeps, Caesar Nerva Traianus Germanicus, Traianus, Marcus Ulpius Trajan, Ulpius Crinitus Traianus

Trajan ( ; born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, 18 September 53) was a Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. He was a philanthropic ruler and a successful soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history, during which, by the time of his death, the Roman Empire reached its maximum territorial extent. He was given the title of optimus princeps ('the best ruler') by the Roman Senate.

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Trajan was a Roman emperor who ruled from AD 98 to 117 and is remembered as one of the empire's most successful leaders, known for his military conquests that expanded Rome to its largest territorial size. He earned the Senate's title of "the best ruler" for combining effective military leadership with philanthropic governance, making him a standout figure among Rome's most highly regarded emperors.

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Roman emperor.image: Traianus Glyptothek Munich 336.jpg
Roman emperor.alt: White bust
Roman emperor.caption: Marble bust, Glyptothek, Munich
Roman emperor.succession: Roman emperor
Roman emperor.reign: 28 January 989 August 117
Roman emperor.predecessor: Nerva
Roman emperor.successor: Hadrian
Roman emperor.birth_name: Marcus Ulpius Traianus
Roman emperor.birth_date: 18 September 53
Roman emperor.birth_place: Italica, Hispania Baetica, Roman Empire (present-day Spain)
Roman emperor.death_date: (aged 63)
Roman emperor.death_place: Selinus, Cilicia, Roman Empire (present-day Turkey)
Roman emperor.burial_place: Rome, in the Trajan's Column, part of Trajan's Forum
Roman emperor.spouse: Pompeia Plotina
Roman emperor.issue: Hadrian (adoptive)
Roman emperor.full name: Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (AD 97)
Roman emperor.regnal name: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus
Roman emperor.dynasty: NervaAntonine

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Instance of: human
Part of: Five Good Emperors
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Italica
Place of death: Cilicia
Spouse: Pompeia Plotina
Child: Hadrian
Father: Nerva
Sibling: Ulpia Marciana
Occupation: military officer
Position held: Roman consul
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: ancient Roman religion
Family: Nerva–Antonine dynasty
Noble title: Augustus
Military rank: imperator
Image: Traianus Glyptothek Munich 336.jpg

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Commons category: Traianus
topic's main category: Category:Trajan
Commons gallery: Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus
manner of death: natural causes
birth name: Marcus Ulpius Traianus
place of burial: Trajan's Column
present in work: Paradiso
writing language: Latin
time period: Principate
has works in the collection: Victoria and Albert Museum
gens: Ulpia gens
date of birth: 0053-09-18
date of death: 0117-08-08
sexual orientation: homosexuality
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
cause of death: stroke
P12749: Jewish Town Hall
name in native language: Divus Traianus

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Early life
Military career
Rise to power
Roman emperor
The Senate
''Optimus princeps''
Greek-Roman relations
Local notables' building projects
Correctores
Building projects
Games
Christians
Currency and welfare
Public image
Military campaigns
Conquest of Dacia
Nabataean annexation
Parthian campaign
Cause of the war
Course of the war
Diaspora Revolt
Death
Succession
Legacy
Iconography
In connection with Pope Gregory I
After Rome
In Romanian culture
In Jewish legend
See also
References
Notes
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Primary sources
Secondary sources
Further reading
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Trajan was born in the of Italica in the present-day Andalusian province of Seville in southern Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his came from the town of Tuder in the Umbria region of central Italy. His namesake father, Marcus Ulpius Traianus, was a general and distinguished senator. Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of Domitian; in AD 89, serving as a in , he supported the emperor against a revolt on the Rhine led by Antonius Saturninus. He then served as governor of Germania and Pannonia. In September 96, Domitian was succeeded by the elderly and childless Nerva, who proved to be unpopular with the army. After a revolt by members of the Praetorian Guard, Nerva decided to adopt as his heir and successor the more popular Trajan, who had distinguished himself in military campaigns against Germanic tribes.

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