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Trajan

Trajan

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Roman emperor who expanded the empire and built many large public buildings
  • proper noun
: Trajano
  • The reliefs of Trajan's column in Rome are thought to illustrate Trajan's own lost account of the campaigns.
  • Trajan the emperor
  • the Column of Trajan

However, this was not always the case in Trajan's Dacian Wars.

Examples

  • In AD 106, Trajan annexed the Nabatean kingdom of northwest Arabia and expanded the Roman navy.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The Second Jewish Revolt started during Trajan's campaign of Mesopotamia, where he conquered large parts of what is now Syria and Iraq.

  • The Emperor Trajan (AD 98-117) was equally fascinated by India.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The worst was probably the plague brought back from Persia by Trajan's legions around 107 AD.

    Blog text (19)

  • In that year, Trajan incorporated Dacia (now Romania) and Nabataea (now Jordan) into the Roman Empire.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Roman Emperor Trajan annexed the Nabataean Kingdom in 106 CE, making it part of the Roman Province of Arabia.

    Academic text (2008)

  • The Roman Emperor Trajan is remembered for his expansion of the empire and his impressive construction projects.

  • One of Trajan's greatest achievements was the construction of the magnificent Trajan's Column in Rome.

  • During his reign, Trajan implemented significant building projects that changed the city of Rome.

Synonyms

Marcus Ulpius Traianus
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A Roman emperor who expanded the empire to the east and built many public works

is the common short name version without the formal full personal name

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Trajan comes from the Latin name Traianus, which meant someone 'from Traia' or 'of the Traia family'. The ending -anus is like the ending in Roman or American, meaning 'from', so Trajan is simply a name that shows he belonged to that family and became the famous Roman emperor.