In the late fourth century, when the Roman Empire had dramatically changed in character from what it had been in Trajan's time, each new emperor was hailed with the prayer, felicior Augusto, melior …

Jul 21, 2002 · Trajan was one of the great heroes of Rome, remembered not only as the optimus princeps but also as a great general and victor; hence the very name of the new emperor Trajan …

Uneasy stability had been restored by Domitian's last years, but then he was assassinated in September, 96 and was followed by Nerva and, quickly, Trajan in early 98.

Consolidation was his policy, not expansion, and this brought him enmity in the early years, when Trajan's eastern conquests were abandoned (a process already begun by Trajan) and withdrawal …

In the military realm, Nerva established veterans' colonies in Africa, a practice that was continued by the emperor Trajan. Normal military privileges were continued and some auxiliary units assumed the …

There is, in the course of the discussion on wars in the east, a brief description of Trajan that reads as follows: "Trajan was the most military emperor Rome ever had. He was aroused by the distant …

Nov 7, 2001 · As with many third century emperors, much of the extant material on Trajan Decius and his sons is late and unreliable. If the Historia Augusta ever included biographies for the Decii, they …

Jan 30, 2001 · The chief literary sources are the biography in the Historia Augusta, as well as those of Hadrian, Antoninus, Verus, and Avidius Cassius. Debate about this collection of imperial …

Jul 20, 2001 · Ulpius Crinitus is said to have stemmed from the emperor Trajan and to have adopted Aurelian [ [32]]. The whole story and perhaps even the person seem to be invented with the aim to …

Jun 19, 2001 · This biography, attributed to one Trebellius Pollio, must be read with extreme caution and supplemented with information from other sources, including Aurelius Victor, the Epitome de …