Trajan

spoke to him like he was inferior. Other than this, not much more is known about him. So far, people only know of two very important building Damascus built: the Forum of Trajan, a bridge in Danube, and the Gymnasium of Trajan. The Gymnasium of Trajan was a huge bath house intended for people of all classes. The Gymnasium of Trajan were the most impressive in scale and looks compared to some of the others from that time. The Gymnasium was made of long lasting materials like concrete, marble, and…

We can see it from the correspondence between Trajan and Pliny . In 112 AD, Roman governor Pliny the Younger was sent by the emperor Trajan (r. 98-117) to the province of Bithynia on official business. During his visit, Pliny encountered Christians, and he wrote to the emperor about them. The governor indicated that he had ordered the execution…

empires of its time. Behind all this were the Roman emperors. A few change the empire in massive ways, that even affect our lives today. We are going to look at 4 of the empire 's most important emperors, Julius Caesar, Augustus (Or known as Octavian), Trajan, and finally Constantine. The main one that is one of the best emperors in Roman history is Augustus (Octavian), we see this through his government services that changed the world and even today affects our daily lives. First of all, the…

Pliny the Younger, nephew of Pliny the Elder, was a civil servant that governed Bithynia. He was the first to encounter Christians, and was confused on how to adapt to it. So, he wrote a letter to Trajan asking for assistance. This is the soonest inner record demonstrating the Roman Empire's demeanor and arrangement towards the congregation. In addition, Pliny does students of history the immense support of portraying what he has found about the way Christians venerated. Thus, this bit of…

to be a christian. They would investigate the people suspect of being a christian.next if you were selected you would go thru some trials to determine if they were christians or not. The passage basically about Pliny the Younger talking to Emperor Trajan on a variety of administrative political matters. he refer to him for guidance through this time of need on information on the trials of Christians because he has no idea what happens in these investigate since he has never participate in one…

architecture and more prominently his obsessive infatuation of an otherwise unimportant man, Antinous. Hadrian's parent died while he was a child and Emperor Trajan and Acilius Attanus raised him. Young Hadrian grew in splendor within the walls of the imperial palace and made rapid progress in his career. With success on his side Trajan adopted Hadrian as his son and appointed him the successor of the Roman Empire. His marriage to Vibia Sabina was far from a marriage of love and the two had no…

good emperors, Publius Aelius Trainus Hadrianus, or Hadrian as he is more widely known, ruled between 117-138CE. During the death of the previous emperor, Trajan, it is believed Hadrian was adopted by Trajan and named as his heir; however, there is consistent speculation over the validity of the adoption. Nevertheless, Hadrian succeeded Trajan and became a benevolent emperor who took responsibility for those he governed, embraced architecture, and advanced the already implemented acceptance of…

Spolia refers to the repurpose, or reuse of structural or decorative components from one piece, to another. Spolia, or “the spoils of war” is seen on a lot of different artworks, or monumental constructions. Like many roman constructions like the coliseum, the arch of Constantine doesn’t go unnoticed for its use of repurposed material. The use of spolia has many advantages that were very meaningful in the time of the Roman Empire. Recycling older material is a lot more cost effective than…

Geography & Government, Rome is located in Italy. The people adapted to their environment by borrowing heavily from greek architecture. Some physical features of Rome are rivers islands and mountains. The weather in ancient rome was warm and timid. In the seventh century b.c The Etruscans ruled they came into power because Rome was under the power of a monarchy they ruled until around 509 B.C. Economics, Ancient Rome also sold and traded goods. They use their roads and…

In AD 107, Emperor Trajan minted a series of coins to honor the series of emperors that came before him, according to Donald Ariel. The gold coin that was recently founded was a tribute to the reign of Augustus. The coin is said to refer Augustus as ‘’ Divus Augustus ‘’ but…