Marcus Ulpius Traianus (Trajan / Optimus Princeps)
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Marcus Ulpius Traianus (Trajan / Optimus Princeps) 🇪🇸

Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus (Known as "Trajan")
Roman Emperor, Conqueror of Dacia & Parthia, Builder of Trajan's Forum
Born 18 September 53 CE 🇪🇸 Italica (Santiponce), Spain
Passed Away 8 August 117 CE Selinus (Cilicia), Turkey
Lifespan 63 years old
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"Felicior Augusto, melior Traiano. (May you be luckier than Augustus and better than Trajan.) I wish to be the kind of emperor toward my subjects that I would have wished to rule over me were I a subject."

Archival Overview

Second of the "Five Good Emperors" and declared by the Roman Senate as Optimus Princeps (The Best Ruler). Conquered Dacia and Parthia, expanding the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial extent in history.

Biographical Record

The first Roman emperor born outside Italy (in Roman Hispania), Trajan combined military prowess with extraordinary civil benevolence. He funded welfare programs (Alimenta) for impoverished children across Italy, built extensive roads, bridges across the Danube, and inaugurated Trajan's Forum and Column in Rome.

His military victories annexed Dacia, Arabia Petraea, and Mesopotamia, reaching the Persian Gulf. Passing away while returning from the East, his ashes were placed in a golden urn within the base of Trajan's Column.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Trajan's Column Crypt
Selinus (Cilicia), Turkey
GPS: 41.8958, 12.4842
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