Trajan
53-117 AD
Trajan was one of the more successful Roman emperors, and his accomplishments were many He was also the first emperor of non-Italian origins, born into a family that had been settled in Spain for generations. The first adopted emperor of the "Five Good Emperors", Trajan did much to reaccustom the Senate to the Principate after Domitian's tyrranny. He was a successful general, particularly in his Dacian campaigns in modern-day Romania. Some of Rome's most splendid architectural remains are his--the Forum of Trajan and Trajan's column. At his death he was suceeded by Hadrian, whom he had adopted.
Student Work: Blair, Lisle
Ancient Sources: Cassius Dio, Book XIII Roman History, Pliny's Panegyric
