Trajan
| Trajan | |
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| 13t Emperor o the Roman Empire | |
 Marble bust o Trajan.
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| Reign | 28 Januar 98 – 9 August 117 |
| Full name |
Marcus Ulpius Traianus |
| Born | 18 September 53 |
| Birthplace | Italica, Hispania |
| Dee'd | 9 August 117 (agit 63) |
| Place o daith | Selinus, Cilicia |
| Buriet | Roum (ashes in fit o Trajan's Column, nou lost) |
| Predecessor | Nerva |
| Successor | Hadrian |
| Wife | Pompeia Plotina |
| Affspring | Hadrian (adoptive) |
| Dynasty | Nerva-Antonine |
| Faither | Marcus Ulpius Traianus |
| Mither | Marcia |
Trajan (Inglish pronunciation: /ˈtreɪdʒən/; Laitin: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Divi Nervae filius Augustus;[1] 18 September 53 – 9 August 117 AD) wis Roman emperor frae 98 AD till his daith. Offeecially declared bi the Senate as optimus princeps ("the best ruler"), Trajan is remembered as a successful sauldier-emperor who presidit ower the greatest militar expansion in Roman history, leadin the empire tae attain its maximum territorial extent bi the time o his daith. He is an aa kent for his philanthropic rule, owerseein extensive public biggin programs an implementin social welfare policies, which earned him his endurin reputation as the seicont o the Five Guid Emperors who presidit ower an era o peace an prosperity in the Mediterranean warld.
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- ↑ Trajan's regal name haed an equivalent Scots meanin o "Commander Caesar Nerva Trajan, son o the Divine Nerva, the Emperor"
