Trajan

Conquered Dacia's emperor

Trajan was a Roman emperor (98–117 CE) who expanded the empire to its greatest territorial extent, conquering Dacia and parts of Mesopotamia.

His reign is considered a high point of Roman prosperity and good governance.

The adjective Trajanic describes architecture or policy from his era: Trajan's Column commemorates his Dacian victories.

emperor

Rome

Italy's capital city

  • DaciaAncient Carpathian kingdom
  • ForumNamed public gathering place
  • DanubeMajor Central European river

conquest · expansion · emperor · imperial · legion · aqueduct · senate · Augustus · Caesar · succession

typeface

capitals

Uppercase letters or headquarters

  • RomanOf ancient Italy's capital
  • serifLetter terminal flourish
  • cinematicRelating to motion pictures

titling · Adobe · letterforms · Hollywood · posters · classical · engraved · lapidary · majuscule · display

Categories
Opposites
roman imperial success and expansion

TrajanNero

Tyrannical first-century ruler

Caligula · tyrant · Tiberius · Augustus · Julius Caesar

imperial policy toward expansion

TrajanHadrian

Second-century Roman emperor

consolidator · Marcus Aurelius

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Family

Trajan's Column

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Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G