Nerva and Trajan (ruled 96 – 98 AD, 98 – 117 AD) were not born to rule, but were chosen for the job. The results were remarkably successful. Nerva became emperor immediately after Domitian’s ...

Civil war had brought Caesar to power. Once emperor and without ... while Nerva "adopted" Trajan to ensure a smooth succession. With the Imperial throne offering such enormous power, and the ...

Learn About Trajan's Market And Other Roman Forums Part of what Rick Steves calls the "Caesar Shuffle" are the Roman Forums on Via dei Fori Imperiali near the Colosseum. But if you want to escape ...

Emperor Trajan was born in what is now Spain ... But for one man this was just another opportunity. Julius Caesar had already made a name for himself conquering the land of Gaul in what is ...