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Emperor Trajan Optimus Princeps, emperor of the greater Rome

”Optimus Princeps”: so the ancients describe Marco Ulpio Traiano, Roman emperor from 98 to 117 AD under whose reign Rome had its maximum expansion as far as Persia and the Red Sea. Hispanic, Trajan was the first emperor of provincial origin and came from a village near Seville in Andalusia. Read more…

By Alessio Celletti, 3 years3 years ago

Art & Architecture

The imperial villa of Trajan in the woods of Arcinazzo Romano

The area of the high plains of Arcinazzo Romano has been a destination for tourists since the imperial age and, perhaps, the most famous character who chose it as a hunting lodge was the emperor Trajan (98-117 AD), the emperor universally known for the Trajan’s Column in Rome following the Read more…

By Alessio Celletti, 3 years3 years ago