person
Trajan
Also known as Marcus Ulpius Traianus
high
- born. 53high · Wikidata P569
- died. 117high · Wikidata P570
Emperor (98-117) whose rescript to Pliny set the policy that Christians should not be hunted out but punished if accused and unrepentant.
Wikipedia extract
Trajan was the Roman emperor from 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. He was a philanthropic ruler and a successful soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history, during which, by the time of his death, the Roman Empire reached its maximum territorial extent. He was given the title of optimus princeps by the Roman Senate.
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- Trajan · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q1425 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
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- Trismegistos author 5082
- Perseus 1423
- Catholic Encyclopedia 15015a
roman-emperors · persecution · 2nd-century