Nine of the worst Roman emperors, known for madness, violence, corruption, and misrule, ultimately pushed the Roman Empire ...

Historian David Soria dedicates a monumental biography, with special emphasis on military matters, to the first Caesar of ...

A statue of Trajan, a former Roman emperor, on the main road outside the Imperial Forum in Rome in 2022. (Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images) ...

Buying mercy Nicopolis ad Istrum was founded by the Roman Emperor Trajan at the beginning of the second century. It quickly grew to be a thriving metropolis, populated by artisans and full of ...

Letters of Pliny the Younger and the Emperor Trajan Translated by William Whiston These letters concern an episode which marks the first time the Roman government recognized Christianity as a ...

Showing tremendous generosity to the Roman people, particularly in areas of social welfare, Trajan increased the amount of grain handed out to poor citizens and doled out cash gifts as well.

The Career of the Emperor Trajan As the title suggests Nicholas Jackson’s Trajan: Rome’s Last Conqueror, from Greenhill Books, is about the life and achievements of one of the greatest Roman emperors, ...

The emperor gave the city 30,000 denarius, an ancient Roman currency, Şimşek said. That would be equivalent to about 300,000 Turkish lira, or $53,000 today, he added.

As emperor, Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to become larger than ever before. He conquered Dacia (now part of Romania), which provided land for Roman settlers and rich pickings from gold and ...