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Trajan

[ trey-juhn ]

noun

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


Trajan

/ ˈtreɪdʒən /

noun

  1. Trajan?53117MRomanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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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.

At the beginning of the second century, the emperor Trajan actually stipulated that Christians were not to be sought out.

The dominions of Alexander and of Trajan were small when compared with the immense area of the Scythian desert.

Yet the success of Trajan, however transient, was rapid and specious.

Trajan dictates a treaty of peace to Decebalus, the Dacian leader.

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

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

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