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Trajan Trajan
Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Trajanus) , c.AD 53-AD 117, Roman emperor (AD 98-AD 117). Born in Spain, he was the first non-Italian to become head of the empire. Trajan served in the East, in Germany, and in Spain. He was adopted in AD 97 by Emperor Nerva , who died shortly afterward. A capable man,... Read more
Apollodorus of Damascus Apollodorus of Damascus
Apollodorus of Damascus (fl. AD 98–125c.). Damascus-born, he became architect to Emperor Trajan (98–117), and is credited with most of the Imperial buildings of the latter's reign, including the thermae and forum of Trajan, the enormous Ulpian basilica, Trajan's column, and the nearby... Read more
Hadrian Hadrian
Hadrian , AD 76-138, Roman emperor (117-138), b. Spain. His name in full was Publius Aelius Hadrianus. An orphan, he became the ward of Trajan. Hadrian distinguished himself as a commander (especially in Dacia) and as an administrator. Nevertheless, Trajan's choice, announced after his death, of... Read more
Appian Appian
Appian , fl. 2d cent., Roman historian. He was a Greek, born in Alexandria. He held various offices in Alexandria, was an advocate in Rome, and then imperial procurator in Egypt. His history of the Roman conquests, from the founding of Rome to the reign of Trajan, is more a collection of monographs... Read more
Menelaus of Alexandria Menelaus of Alexandria
MENELAUS OF ALEXANDRIA (fl. Alexandria and Rome, a.d. 100) geometry, trigonometry, astronomy. Ptolemy records that Menelaus made two astronomical observations at Rome in the first year of the reign of Trajan, that is, a.d. 98.1 This dating accords with Plutarch Read more
Alfred Stevens Alfred Stevens
Stevens, Alfred (b Blandford Forum, Dorset, 31 Dec. 1817; d London, 1 May 1875). English sculptor, painter, and designer, the son of a house painter. With the assistance of the local clergyman, who recognized his talent, Stevens was sent to study in Italy in 1833, at the age of 15, and remained... Read more
Forum Exhibition Forum Exhibition
Forum Exhibition (in full, Forum Exhibition of Modern American Painters). An exhibition arranged in New York in 1916 by the critic Willard Huntington Wright with the support of the magazine The Forum, to which he was a regular contributor. The purpose of the exhibition was to pinpoint the best... Read more
Ostia Ostia
Ostia , ancient city of Italy, originally at the mouth of the Tiber but now inland as the Tiber delta has grown. It was founded (4th cent. BC) as a protection for Rome, then developed (from the 1st cent. BC) as a Roman port, rivaling Puteoli. Augustus, Claudius I, Trajan, and Hadrian expanded the... Read more
forum forum
forum market and meeting place in ancient Roman towns in Italy and later in the provinces, corresponding to the Greek agora . By extension the word forum often indicates the meeting itself in modern usage. The forum was usually square or rectangular in shape and had, among other buildings, a... Read more
Nerva Nerva
Nerva (Marcus Cocceius Nerva) , c.AD 30-AD 98, Roman emperor (AD 96-AD 98). He had an honorable career as a statesman at Rome, and his reputation was blameless. At the death of Domitian he was chosen emperor by the senate in a strong movement toward constitutionalism and senatorial influence and... Read more

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