Trajan

[trey-juh n]

noun

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

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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
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March 31, 2013

Historical Examples of trajan

The wings contained an example of the justice of the Emperor Trajan.
Six Centuries of Painting
Randall Davies
So he commanded Martinus and Trajan with a thousand men to go to Taracina.
Procopius
Procopius
Gentleman and friends, glorious descendants of Decebalus and Trajan!
Manasseh
Maurus Jokai
It was the dress of the common people, as we learn from the sculptures on Trajan's column.
Museum of Antiquity
L. W. Yaggy
There were odea also in Rome; one was built by Domitian, and a second by Trajan.
Museum of Antiquity
L. W. Yaggy

British Dictionary definitions for trajan

Trajan

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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