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We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of
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Sripal said:
1 decade ago
Please explain what is Trajan related to roman king?
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Pradeep said:
1 decade ago
Trajan (Latin: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Divi Nerva fili Augustus; 18 September 53 " 9 August 117 AD) was a Roman Emperor from 98 AD until his death. Officially declared by the senate as optimus princeps ("the best emperor"), Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presided over the greatest military expansion in Roman history, leading the empire to attain its maximum territorial extent by the time of his death. He is also known for his philanthropic rule, overseeing extensive public building programs and implementing social welfare policies, which earned him his enduring reputation as the second of the Five Good Emperors who presided over an era of peace and prosperity in the Mediterranean world.
Born into a non-patrician family of Italian origin in the province of Hispania Baetica, Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in 89 Trajan supported Domitian against a revolt on the Rhine led by Antonius Saturninus. In September 96, Domitian was succeeded by Marcus Cocceius Nerva, an old and childless senator who proved to be unpopular with the army. After a brief and tumultuous year in power, a revolt by members of the Praetorian Guard compelled him to adopt the more popular Trajan as his heir and successor. Nerva died on 27 January 98, and was succeeded by his adopted son without incident.
As a civilian administrator, Trajan is best known for his extensive public building program which reshaped the city of Rome and left multiple enduring landmarks such as Trajan's Forum, Trajan's Market and Trajan's Column. Early in his reign, he annexed the Nabataean kingdom, creating the province of Arabia Petraea. His conquest of Dacia enriched the empire greatly " the new province possessed many valuable gold mines.
His war against the Parthian Empire ended with the attack of the capital Ctesiphon and the annexation of Armenia and Mesopotamia. His campaigns expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial extent. In late 117, while sailing back to Rome, Trajan fell ill and died of a stroke in the city of Selinus. He was deified by the Senate and his ashes were laid to rest under Trajan's Column. He was succeeded by his adopted son Hadrian.
As an emperor, Trajan's reputation has endured " he is one of the few rulers whose reputation has survived nineteen centuries. Every new emperor after him was honored by the Senate with the wish felicior Augusto, melior Traiano ("[be] luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan"). Among medieval Christian theologians, Trajan was considered a virtuous pagan, while the 18th-century historian Edward Gibbon popularized the notion of the Five Good Emperors, of which Trajan was the second.
Born into a non-patrician family of Italian origin in the province of Hispania Baetica, Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in 89 Trajan supported Domitian against a revolt on the Rhine led by Antonius Saturninus. In September 96, Domitian was succeeded by Marcus Cocceius Nerva, an old and childless senator who proved to be unpopular with the army. After a brief and tumultuous year in power, a revolt by members of the Praetorian Guard compelled him to adopt the more popular Trajan as his heir and successor. Nerva died on 27 January 98, and was succeeded by his adopted son without incident.
As a civilian administrator, Trajan is best known for his extensive public building program which reshaped the city of Rome and left multiple enduring landmarks such as Trajan's Forum, Trajan's Market and Trajan's Column. Early in his reign, he annexed the Nabataean kingdom, creating the province of Arabia Petraea. His conquest of Dacia enriched the empire greatly " the new province possessed many valuable gold mines.
His war against the Parthian Empire ended with the attack of the capital Ctesiphon and the annexation of Armenia and Mesopotamia. His campaigns expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial extent. In late 117, while sailing back to Rome, Trajan fell ill and died of a stroke in the city of Selinus. He was deified by the Senate and his ashes were laid to rest under Trajan's Column. He was succeeded by his adopted son Hadrian.
As an emperor, Trajan's reputation has endured " he is one of the few rulers whose reputation has survived nineteen centuries. Every new emperor after him was honored by the Senate with the wish felicior Augusto, melior Traiano ("[be] luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan"). Among medieval Christian theologians, Trajan was considered a virtuous pagan, while the 18th-century historian Edward Gibbon popularized the notion of the Five Good Emperors, of which Trajan was the second.
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G.valli said:
1 decade ago
Thanks I am gathered more knowledge from this.
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Anuj yadav said:
9 years ago
Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in 89 Trajan supported Domitian against a revolt on the Rhine led by Antonius Saturninus. I.
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N. Joshi said:
5 years ago
During the Sangam Period, the Pandya king profited from trade with Roman Empire and sent emissaries to Roman Emperor Augustus and Trojan.
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Swapnil said:
4 years ago
No @Samadhan.
'Trojan' means a native of 'Troy'. Troy was a city-state. There were two major military states in that region, Troy and Sparta. And both were enemies of each other. According to legend, during the Trojan war, a 'Trojan Horse' was sent inside Troy by Achaeans, who were fighting on Sparta's side, to destroy the city of Troy. Legend says it was a large wooden horse, hollow, inside which Achaean warriors were hidden. In midnight, the soldiers came out and annihilated the people of Troy, killed them and burned down the city.
'Trojan' means a native of 'Troy'. Troy was a city-state. There were two major military states in that region, Troy and Sparta. And both were enemies of each other. According to legend, during the Trojan war, a 'Trojan Horse' was sent inside Troy by Achaeans, who were fighting on Sparta's side, to destroy the city of Troy. Legend says it was a large wooden horse, hollow, inside which Achaean warriors were hidden. In midnight, the soldiers came out and annihilated the people of Troy, killed them and burned down the city.
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Chetan said:
1 decade ago
We hear of two envoys being sent to the Roman kings, one in 27-28 AD to the court of Augustus and the other in 110-20 AD to the court of................................. what is it mean ?
Jayanth said:
1 decade ago
Let me kno what dos envoys mean?
SAMADHAN said:
1 decade ago
Because we had listen the story "TROJAN HORSE" in which he won the battle by using the big statue of HORSE.TROJAN was the king of ROMAN.
Manish bhawsar said:
1 decade ago
What is the envoy sent to trajan and augusts? can someone explain in detail?
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