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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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Traianus Glyptothek Munich 336.jpg
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White bust
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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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0117-08-08
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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
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  • 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
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  • In connection with Pope Gregory I
  • After Rome
  • In Romanian culture
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Trajan ( ; born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, 18 September&nbsp;53) was a Roman emperor from AD&nbsp;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.

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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