Trajan

[ trey-juhn ]

noun
  1. Marcus Ulpius Nerva Trajanus, a.d. 53?–117, Roman emperor 98–117.

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  • Certainly, the Bolsheviki are threatening it as seriously as the barbarians began to threaten Rome not long after Trajan's time.

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  • Trajan's Machine was operated by a powerful empire that controlled the whole world absolutely.

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British Dictionary definitions for Trajan

Trajan

/ (ˈtreɪdʒən) /


noun
  1. Latin name Marcus Ulpius Traianus . ?53–117 ad, Roman emperor (98–117). He extended the empire to the east and built many roads, bridges, canals, and towns

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