Trajan

[ trey-juhn ]

noun

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

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From Rome’s vast Trajan’s Forum to Angkor Wat’s stone temples, cities have been magnets for trade, art, and culture since ancient times.
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At the beginning of the second century, the emperor Trajan actually stipulated that Christians were not to be sought out.
The Death of Jesus and the Rise of the Christian Persecution Myth | Candida Moss | March 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The dominions of Alexander and of Trajan were small when compared with the immense area of the Scythian desert.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
Yet the success of Trajan, however transient, was rapid and specious.
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
Trajan dictates a treaty of peace to Decebalus, the Dacian leader.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 | Various

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

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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