He's one of the few to successfully invade Iraq, although his heir found it harder to consolidate the conquest and withdrew.
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Trajan's ashes were put in the base of his Column in Rome. Mondadori have created a very good (and free) App about Trajan's Column in English and in Italian.
Augustus claimed to have found a city of brick and left one of marble. Trajan was equally naughty with when it came to claiming edifices ...
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Augustus claimed to have found a city of brick and left one of marble. Trajan was equally naughty with when it came to claiming edifices ...
Trajan earned the nickname "wallflower" (herba parietina) for inscribing his name as founder of buildings he had only restored. Amm. 27.3.7
— Jake Nabel (@JakeNabel) September 21, 2014If you enjoyed this video by Adrian Murdoch, check out his book on The Emperors of Rome; Kindle UK, Kindle US
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