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Sestertius Commemorating Trajan's Rebuilding of the Circus Maximus
Sestertius commemorating Trajan's rebuilding of the Circus Maximus, showing the Arch of Titus (not to be confused with the Arch of Titus built over the Via Sacra), which looks down from the upper left, quadrigae (four-horse chariots) surmounting...

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Trajan Bust, Vatican Museums
A bust of Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE). The portrait is idealised and was produced in the reign of his successor Hadrian in 117 CE. Provenance: Ostia. (Vatican Museums, Rome).

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Tropaeum Traiani (Trajan’s Trophy)
The Tropaeum Traiani is a triumphal monument built in 109 CE in then Moesia Inferior (present-day Romania) to commemorate Trajan’s victory over the Dacians in 102 CE, in the Battle of Tapae. By the 20th century CE, the monument was reduced...

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Trajan Bust, Louvre
Marble bust of Roman Emperor Trajan, 112-115 CE. (Musée du Louvre, Paris)

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Pavillion of Trajan, Submerged in the Nile
Pavillion of Trajan, in parts submerged by the Nile flooding on the Island of Philae, near Aswan.
Island Philae, Nubia, Egypt (October 1959)

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Trajan Statue, London
Roman emperor Trajan (96-117 CE), near Tower Hill, London

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Roman Architecture
Roman architecture continued the legacy left by Greek architects and the established architectural orders, especially the Corinthian. The Romans were also innovators and they combined new construction techniques and materials with creative...

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Nerva
Marcus Cocceius Nerva was Roman emperor from 96 to 98 CE, and his reign brought stability after the turbulent successions of his predecessors. In addition, Nerva helped establish the foundations for a new golden era for Rome which his chosen...

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Trajan (Artistic Facial Reconstruction)
A photorealistic representation of what the Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE) may have looked like. Based on contemporary and near contemporary descriptions, as well as archaeological evidence. Pictured alongside the reconstruction are...

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Silver Denarius of Trajan (Reverse Side)
A silver denarius with Trajan (r. 98-117 CE) on the obverse side. Here on the reverse side, the inscriptions demonstrate the major achievements of the emperor. They read as such: PM-TRP-COSVI-PP-SPQR. These are abbreviations for Pontifex...