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Built around 104 CE, the fountain of Trajan is one of the finest monuments in Ephesus. It was constructed in honor of Roman Emperor Trajan. The pool of the fountain was 20×10 meters, surrounded by columns and statues. These statues were of...

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...

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...

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...

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

A silver denarius showing the face of Roman emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE)

The head and torso of this statuette did not originally go together. The head is a portrait of the Roman Emperor Trajan (r. 98-117 CE). Records of the sculpture, first presumed to be a gladiator, can be traced back to the Venetian Andrea...

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

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...

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...