Trajan

[ trey-juh n ]

/ ˈtreɪ dʒən /

noun

Marcus Ulpius Nerva Trajanus,a.d. 53?–117, Roman emperor 98–117.

Example sentences from the Web for trajan

At the beginning of the second century, the emperor Trajan actually stipulated that Christians were not to be sought out.

The Death of Jesus and the Rise of the Christian Persecution Myth |Candida Moss |March 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Then Trajan with the two hundred men went out from the Salarian Gate against the camp of the enemy.

Procopius |Procopius
The wings contained an example of the justice of the Emperor Trajan.

Six Centuries of Painting |Randall Davies
The whole strain of this letter points, not to the reign of Trajan, but to that of Marcus Aurelius.

The Ignatian Epistles Entirely Spurious |William Dool Killen

How few copies, then, of a work written in the time of Alexander, could have reached the age of Augustus or of Trajan!

The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 |Various
The Panegyricus is a speech of thanks to Trajan spoken on this occasion.

The Student's Companion to Latin Authors |George Middleton

British Dictionary definitions for trajan

Trajan

/ (ˈtreɪdʒən) /

noun

Latin name Marcus Ulpius Traianus . ?53–117 ad, Roman emperor (98–117). He extended the empire to the east and built many roads, bridges, canals, and towns

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