Marcus Ulipus Trajan Research Paper

Trajan was a Roman emperor of the early Roman Empire that had ruled from AD 98 until AD 117. Trajan's full name is Marcus Ulpius Trajan. Trajan was born on September 18 around the year AD 52 in Italica, near Seville. Trajan came from a Spanish origin, making him the first ever emperor to come from Italy. His father was also by the name of Marcus Ulpius Trajan. His father was the first to reach the office of senator, he commanded the tenth legion in the Jewish War that lasted from AD 67 to AD 68, and he was also the first to become consul in AD 70. Around AD 75, his father became governor of Syria and later went on to become governor of the two provinces by the names of Asia and Baetica. While Trajan's father was governor, Trajan served in Syria as a military tribune. Trajan won over the office of praetorship in AD 85. He won over the office shortly after he had commanded the seventh legion in northern Spain. In AD 88, Trajan marched his army into Upper Germany to contribute to the rebellion of Saturninus against Domitian. Despite his efforts of trying to help fight in the rebellion, Trajan and his legion were too late. Keeping in mind the effort that Trajan made to fight in the revolt, Trajan now had received the …show more content…
In AD 96, Trajan was named the governor of Upper Germany. Later in the year AD 97, Trajan was informed through a note, stating his adoption. Meaning that Nerva had adopted Trajan as his own son. Nerva had then later died in AD 98 on January 28. Trajan was highly respected and thought to be powerful, so his adoption was a wonderful way to clear the hate that army had toward Nerva. Trajan returned to Rome with his army and were executed at arrival. Although Trajan returned to Rome, he did not return for the authority of Nerva. Due to the execution upon arrival, it was known that with Trajan and his army present, the government of Rome was not to be messed