Trajan

Trajan Historical Figure Nationality: Roman Empire Year of Birth: 53 Year of Death: 117 Cause of Death: Stroke Religion: Roman pantheon Occupation: Politician, Monarch Parents: Marcus Ulpius Traianus Maior and Marcia; Emperor Nerva (adoptive father) Spouse: Pompeia Plotina Children: Hadrian (cousin, adopted son) House: Nerva–Antonine Political Office(s): Emperor of Rome, Consul of Rome Fictional Appearances: "Death in Vesunna" Set in OTL Type of Appearance: Posthumous reference

Trajan (18 September AD 53 – 8 August 117) was the 13th Emperor of Rome, reigning from 98 to 117 AD. He was born in Spain. His reign saw the empire at its greatest territorial extent after conquests in the Empire of Parthia. He also initiated substantial public works projects. He was deified upon his death by the Senate. His reputation as a great emperor continues up until the present. He was the second of the emperors which Edward Gibbon deemed the "Five Good Emperors".

Trajan in "Death in Vesunna"

When Clodius Eprius was murdered in Vesunna, coins with the likeness of Trajan (among other emperors) were found in the dead man's villa. The local physician, Kleandros, already puzzled by the scene, realized that, even though Trajan had been dead some 30 years, the coins bearing his likeness were in pristine condition. He and the tesserarius Gaius Tero, further noticed that these coins were all identical, an impossibility for hand-struck coins.

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Royal offices (OTL)
Preceded by Nerva	Roman Emperor 98–117	Succeeded by Hadrian