Trajan was one of the best emperors of Rome. During his reign the empire reached its greatest extent. Though of noble Roman blood, Trajan was born and raised in southern Spain. He proved to be a very able ruler and administrator, and a strong and popular military leader, conquering Dacia (current Romania) and Parthia (current Iran). His conquest of Dacia is memorialized on Trajan's Column. That column was part of the major construction work he performed, building the new Trajan's Forum with its Basilica Ulpia, Trajan's Market and the Baths of Trajan.
The Plutei of Trajan show Trajan helping people in need, and show, in their backgrounds, a bit of how Rome looked during his reign. The ruins of the Baths of Trajan can be seen in Parco Oppio, just northeast of the Colosseum.
IMG_9303-20130929: Trajan, in the Capitoline Museum's Hall of the Emperors
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IMG_5400-20141002: Statue of Trajan on Via dei Fori Imperiali, in front of Trajan's Forum and Trajan's Market
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IMG_9337-20130929: Trajan, in the Capitoline Museum
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IMG_9338-20130929: Trajan, in the Capitoline Museum
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IMG_0572-20131003: Trajan, in the museum in Ostia Antica
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IMG_0573-20131003: Trajan, in the museum in Ostia Antica
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IMG_0574-20131003: Trajan, in the museum in Ostia Antica
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IMG_6566-20141004: Trajan, in the Hall of the Doves of the Palazzo Nuovo of the Capitoline Museum
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IMG_6665-20141004: Trajan, in the Hall of the Emperors of the Palazzo Nuovo of the Capitoline Museum
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IMG_6666-20141004: Trajan, in the Hall of the Emperors of the Palazzo Nuovo of the Capitoline Museum
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IMG_7947-20141007: Portrait of Trajan as Hercules, from 108 AD, in the National Museum of Rome, Palazzo Massimo
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IMG_7948-20141007: Portrait of Trajan as Hercules, from 108 AD, in the National Museum of Rome, Palazzo Massimo
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Places in Rome to see the contributions of Trajan: