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68 Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, father of Trajan becomes consul
.
86 The Roman General Trajan, future emperor, begins a campaign to crush an uprising in Germany
.
96 Trajan becomes governor of Upper Germany.
97 Roman emperor Nerva
named Trajan as his adoptive son and successor. By doing so he also averted a threatened mutiny of the Praetorian Guard
and other military units.
98 Carrying out an idea of Nerva's, Trajan begins a form of state welfare aimed at assuring that poor children are fed and taken care of.
98 Nerva
succeeded by Trajan.
100 Timgad (Thamugas) founded by Emperor Trajan.
100 Trajan creates a policy intended to restore the former economic supremacy of Italy
.
101 Roman emperor
Trajan starts an expedition against Dacia
, exceeding the limits of the Empire set by Augustus.
102 Trajan returns to Rome after a successful campaign against Dacia
, through which he reestablishes clear Roman sovereignty over Decebalus
.
105 Trajan starts the second expedition against Dacia
.
106 Trajan defeats king Decebalus
of Dacia
(Romania
). Dacia becomes a Roman provin
107 Trajan divided Pannonia
into two portions sometime between 102 and this year.
110 Construction of the Forum of Trajan in Rome.
111 Around 111, Roman Emperor
Trajan sends Pliny the Younger
to Bithynia
112 Trajan is Roman Consul
113 Trajan starts an expedition against Parthia
and annexes Armenia
.
114 Trajan defeated the Parthia
ns and overran Armenia
and northern Mesopotamia
115 Trajan is cut off in southern Mesopotamia
after his invasion of that region.
116 Roman Emperor Trajan completes his invasion of Parthia
by capturing the cities of Seleucia
, Babylon
, Ctesiphon
and Susa
, marking the high-water mark of the Roman Empire
's eastern expansion.
117 Trajan subdued a Judean revolt, then fell seriously ill, leaving Hadrian
in command of the east.
117 Died
118 The Roman Forum
, which had been commissioned by the late Emperor Trajan, is finished.
161 Marcus Aurelius, a Spaniard like Trajan and Hadrian
, is a stoical, disciple of Epictetus
, and an energetic man of action. He pursues the policy of his predecessor and maintains good relations with the Senate
. As a legislator, he endeavours to create new principles of morality and humanity, particularly favouring women and slaves.
193 Due to a lack of money in the Imperial treasury, Pertinax is forced to suspend the food programs established by Trajan
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