Trajan

The two cultural may be see similar between the Roman Column of Trajan and the Akkadian Victory Stele of Naram-Sin in warfare but they are much different from each other. Frist similar is that both were a record of important battle. Another similarly is the enemies are both portray weak to Roman and Akkadian in a related way. Roman and Akkadain cultural are similar because both win their war in a splendor way. Even though the enemies are both, show very feeble but there, a different why they win…

Roman law”(“Frontiers” 1). The Roman Empire was a powerful yet strong government. It grew to five million square kilometers under the rule of a great warrior and emperor named Trajan. “Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presided over the greatest military expansion in Roman History…”(“Trajan”1). Trajan lived to be sixty-three years old nineteen which he ruled as emperor. He was a great man, not only did he expand the empire to a great size, but he was also know for being a…

and was built by Emperor Trajan after their successful wars against the Dacians. Using the riches acquired during the wars, the Emperor rewarded the Roman citizens with the building of the forum. Construction was started in 107 CE and completed in 112 CE. The Emperor used architect Apollodorua of Damascus to construct the forum. The forum which is the largest in Roma, is a vast complex which has squares, the Basilica Ulpia, Trajan Column and the Divine Temple of Trajan (see figures 9, 10,…

members of the early Church by not taking into account anonymous accusations and former beliefs of Christianity, giving them multiple opportunities to abandon the Church, and not intruding into their personal lives. In the letter of Emperor Trajan to Governor Pliny, Trajan replies that Pliny did the right thing in executing Christians who repeatedly confirmed they were Christians because there is not "any general rule to serve as a kind of fixed standard." Thus, this protected the members of the…

Emperors of the Roman World In 27 BC, the Roman Senate granted Octavian the title “Augustus”, meaning “the illustrious one” and was referred to as “Imperator” by Roman soldiers. To be called such by the people was significant because history tells us of great men, but never of Rome’s kings. That is simply because Rome never had a king, instead they were ruled by Emperors. Since the first emperor, Rome has experienced being ruled by a variety of emperors; the good, the bad, and the evilest of…

Trajan’s Column, a Narration of the Military Might of Rome Trajan was the emperor of Rome from 98 to 117 AD. Trajan’s rule lead Rome to the largest military expansion in their history, by the time of his death, Rome had grown to a large size than any other emperor had maintained before (Norris). Before his rise to emperor, he had to be nominated as consul, which required the person to be of important status or made in society, and have the backing and trust from the senate (Robertson). He was…

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius were known to be as the “Five Good Emperors” who ruled from 96 to 180 AD. What made these men the five good emperors were because they were all adopted, earning the throne rather than inheriting it from the traditional royal families. The rules of these emperors were marked by their moderate policies and defensive tactics that helped maintain the peace, stability, and wealth for the Roman Empire. At the time, despite having Nerva at a…

Pliny wrote to Trajan asking him for advice on the punishments that should be given to Christian people. Pliny’s plan to deal with the Christians that were brought to him was to question them three times. If they admit that they follow Christianity after the third time…

Pliny the Younger who, like his uncle Pliny the Elder was a writer, served as the governor of the Roman province Bithynia in modern day Turkey in the 2nd century during the reign of Emperor Trajan. In his letter to the Emperor, Pliny asks for advice on how to deal with the increasing number of Christians being brought to him on basis of anonymous accusations by citizens. At this time Rome happened to be enjoying a period of peace and prosperity when the Empire entered Pax Romana which lasted for…

emperors in charge during this era. The emperors were Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. Within Ancient Rome, there was no such title as “emperor”. Instead, they had various amount of titles for emperors; such as imperator(commander), augustus(venerable), princeps(1st senator), and caesar. The first emperor was Trajan, he reigned from 98-117 A.D. He was said to be the greatest and most successful emperor after Augustus. Trajan was the first ever-roman emperor that was not from…