Dacian Triumph
Trajan celebrates victory in the Dacian Wars with a triumph and extensive public display in Rome.
Role range: 0098-0117
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Marcus Ulpius Trajan Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Marcus Ulpius Trajan through 67 dated historical records for Roman Empire.
Marcus Ulpius Trajan, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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107
Roman Games
Trajan sponsors major public games in Rome to celebrate victory over Dacia.
Role range: 0098-0117
Dacian Victory Games
Public games are held in Rome to celebrate Trajan's conquest of Dacia.
Role range: 0098-0117
108
Decennalia
Trajan celebrates ten years of imperial rule with decennial observances in 108.
Role range: 0098-0117
109
Aqua Traiana
Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana aqueduct, improving Rome's water supply from sources northwest of the city.
Role range: 0098-0117
Baths of Trajan
Trajan dedicates the Baths of Trajan on the Oppian Hill in Rome in 109.
Role range: 0098-0117
112
Pliny Correspondence
Trajan corresponds with Pliny the Younger about provincial administration and the treatment of Christians in Bithynia-Pontus.
Role range: 0098-0117
Trajan Forum
Trajan inaugurates the Forum of Trajan in Rome in 112.
Role range: 0098-0117
113
Dedication of Trajan's Column
Trajan's Column is dedicated in Rome in 113 to commemorate the emperor's Dacian campaigns.
Role range: 0098-0117
Parthian Campaign
Trajan begins his eastern campaign against the Parthian Empire and its sphere of influence.
Role range: 0098-0117
114
Dedication of Arch at Beneventum
The Arch of Trajan at Beneventum commemorates the emperor's public works, policies, and imperial achievements.
Role range: 0098-0117
Senate Authorizes Beneventum Arch
The Roman Senate authorizes a triumphal arch at Beneventum in honor of Trajan.
Role range: 0098-0117
Annexation of Armenia
Trajan invades Armenia and converts it into a Roman province during his eastern campaign in 114.
Role range: 0098-0117
Optimus Title
Trajan formally accepts the honorific title Optimus during the opening phase of his Parthian campaign.
Role range: 0098-0117
Occupation of Armenia
Roman forces occupy Armenia during Trajan's eastern campaign and bring the kingdom under direct Roman administration.
Role range: 0098-0117
115
Antioch Earthquake
Trajan survives a major earthquake at Antioch while directing operations in the eastern provinces.
Role range: 0098-0117
Occupation of Mesopotamia
Roman forces occupy major Mesopotamian centers during Trajan's Parthian campaign, and the emperor organizes short-lived eastern provincial administrations.
Role range: 0098-0117
116
Capture of Ctesiphon
Trajan's forces capture the Parthian capital Ctesiphon in 116.
Role range: 0098-0117
Advance to Persian Gulf
Trajan's eastern army advances from Ctesiphon toward the Persian Gulf at the high point of the Parthian campaign.
Role range: 0098-0117
Campaign in Assyria
Roman forces campaign in northern Mesopotamia, an area later sources associate with Trajan's short-lived province called Assyria.
Role range: 0098-0117
Capture of Babylon
Trajan's forces capture Babylon during the advance into the Parthian heartland.
Role range: 0098-0117
Capture of Ctesiphon
Roman forces capture Ctesiphon during Trajan's advance through Mesopotamia toward the Persian Gulf.
Role range: 0098-0117
Capture of Seleucia
Roman forces capture Seleucia during Trajan's campaign against the Parthian Empire.
Role range: 0098-0117
Installation of Parthamaspates
Trajan installs Parthamaspates as a pro-Roman king in the Parthian Empire in 116.
Role range: 0098-0117
Jewish Revolt in Cyprus
During the Jewish diaspora revolt, serious fighting spreads to Cyprus as well as other eastern provinces.
Role range: 0098-0117
Suppression of Cyprus Revolt
Roman authorities suppress the violent Jewish revolt on Cyprus during the wider diaspora uprisings of Trajan's reign.
Role range: 0098-0117
117
Death of Trajan
Trajan dies at Selinus in Cilicia in August 117 while returning from his eastern campaigns.
Role range: 0098-0117
Records, sources and methodology
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