From 27 B.C.E. to 180 C.E., the Roman Empire saw a period of relative tranquility and prosperity now known as the Pax Romana ...

The story of Emperor Trajan’s victory over a mighty barbarian empire isn’t just one for the books. It’s also told in 155 scenes carved in a spiral frieze on a monumental column. In back-to ...

In 110 AD, Trajan sent Pliny to Bithynia (part of present-day Turkey) to investigate corruption there. He appears to have died a few years later. His lasting fame, however, comes from the nine ...

The victory of the Roman emperor Trajan over the Dacians in back-to-back wars is carved in numerous scenes that spiral around a 126-foot marble pillar in Rome known as Trajan’s Column.

Nerva and Trajan (ruled 96 – 98 AD, 98 – 117 AD) were not born to rule, but were chosen for the job. The results were remarkably successful. Nerva became emperor immediately after Domitian’s ...

The Ulpian Library, a great library in the center of Rome, was founded by Emperor Trajan, who ruled around the turn of the second century C.E. Referenced often by ancient authors, it could have been ...

Plutarch did not have a personal relationship with Trajan (as did, for example, Pliny the Younger). Indeed, Emperor and scholar may never have met directly (though Plutarch probably appeared before ...

Trajan is a reporter with the GBH News Equity & Justice unit. Before joining GBH News, he covered banking, finance, professional services, and sports business — often through a lens of equity — for ...

Wow! A coin!! It’s got a head on it!It’s emperor….Trajan. Finding a coin like this is like finding treasure. Not because it’s worth a lot of money, but because of what it tells us about ...

The Ulpian Library, a great library in the center of Rome, was founded by Emperor Trajan, who ruled around the turn of the second century C.E. Referenced often by ancient authors, it could have ...