Trajan Lion Of Rome

Author : C. R. H. Wildfeuer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Emperors
ISBN : 0981846068

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Trajan, Lion of Rome by C. R. H. Wildfeuer Pdf

Trajan - Lion of Rome is a historical novel, based on the life of the Emperor Trajan (ruled 98-117 AD), who expanded the Roman Empire to its maximum size. The reader plunges into a world riveted by the power struggles between Empire and rebels, Emperor and Senate and Rome versus competing kingdoms at its borders. The book is meticulously researched and stays true to the historic events.Trajan, the son of a general, grows up with aspirations to exceed his thriving father as a soldier. Successful beyond his own expectations, Trajan is soon drawn into the conflict between the tyrant Domitian and a resentful Senate, led by Nerva. He needs to choose sides, supported by his wife Plotina and cousin Hadrian. After Domitian¿s assassination Nerva takes over and appoints Trajan as his successor. When Nerva dies two years later Trajan¿s time has come. Now he has to prove himself against the temptations of power and the siren song of military glory. He succeeds by leading a war of necessity against Dacian invaders, but his conquest of Mesopotamia turns into a huge challenge for himself and the whole Roman army.

Author : Bernard William Henderson
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1927
Category : Emperors
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Five Roman Emperors: Vespasian, Titus, Domitian, Nerva, Trajan A.d. 69-117 by Bernard William Henderson Pdf

Author : Nicholas Jackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 178438707X

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Trajan: Rome's Last Conqueror by Nicholas Jackson Pdf

Until the publication of this captivating biography, no such volume on Trajan's life has been tailored to the general reader. The unique book illuminates a neglected period of ancient Roman history, featuring a comprehensive array of maps, illustrations, and photographs to help orientate and bring the text to life.Trajan rose from fairly obscure beginnings to become the emperor of Rome. He was born in Italica, an Italic settlement close to modern Seville in present-day Spain, and is the first Roman Emperor to be born outside of Rome. His remarkable rise from officer to general and then to emperor in just over 20 years reveals a shrewd politician who maintained absolute power. Trajan's success in taking the Roman Empire to its greatest expanse is highlighted in this gripping biography.Trajan's military campaigns allowed the Roman Empire to attain its greatest military, political and cultural achievements. The book draws on novel theories, recent evidence and meticulous research, including field visits to Italy, Spain, Germany and Romania to ensure accurate, vivid writing that transports the reader to Trajan's territory.

Author : Julian Bennett
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780415165242

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Trajan by Julian Bennett Pdf

Trajan (AD 98-117) is one of the very few Roman emperors who has always been seen in a good light. Popular during his lifetime, by the fourth century he had become the litmus test of imperial excellence. In the Middle Ages he was placed by Dante in the sixth sphere of Heaven among the Just and Temperate Rulers, and for Gibbon, Trajan's principate ushered in the Golden Age of the Roman Empire. In this the first comprehensive biography in English, Julian Bennett tests the substance of the emperor's glorious reputation. No ancient biography of Trajan survives and the period as a whole is singularly ill-served by the extant literary evidence. A thorough examination of the contemporary archaeological and epigraphic evidence supplements this inadequate written record and allows Dr Bennett to cover every major aspect of Trajan's reign. Dr Bennett's central conclusion is that Trajan's reign was indeed the apogee of the principate established by Augustus and his successors. It saw the birth of the 'imperiate' - the full realization of the imperial system. Moreover, the emperor himself is seen as the pivotal character in this development. Trajan's contemporary reputation as Optimus Princeps seems to have been richly deserved.

Author : David Corson
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780595280445

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Trajan and Plotina by David Corson Pdf

Romans described the emperor Trajan as the 'perfect prince'. What made him so remarkable? This novel is a narrative historical account of the lives of the emperor and his consort. It describes the extraordinary events that brought the couple to power and the timeless achievements of that power. The book traces Trajan's early life as a soldier, through his marriage, service to Domitian and rise to influence, and looks at Plotina's early life in Provençe, her philosophical interests, and the events that allowed her to become a partner in greatness. It includes a unique recreation of Trajan's lost 'Dacian Commentaries' which cover the Balkan wars that Rome fought to bring Romania inside the Empire. And it traces the military expeditions that helped fulfill Trajan's expansionist dreams, reaching across Iraq, Iran, Arabia, and up into Southern Russia. All this is presented inside a dynamic narrative account that engages the reader.

Author : Julian Bennett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134709137

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Trajan by Julian Bennett Pdf

Did Trajan really deserve his reputation as the embodiment of all imperial virtues? Why did Dante, writing in the Middle Ages, place him in the sixth sphere of Heaven among the Just and Temperate rulers? In this, the only biography of Trajan available in English, Julian Bennett rigorously tests the substance of this glorious reputation. Surprisingly, for a Roman emperor, Trajan comes through the test with his reputation relatively intact.

Author : Nicholas Jackson
Publisher : Greenhill Books
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781784387082

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Trajan by Nicholas Jackson Pdf

Until the publication of this captivating biography, no such volume on Trajan’s life has been tailored to the general reader. The unique book illuminates a neglected period of ancient Roman history, featuring a comprehensive array of maps, illustrations, and photographs to help orientate and bring the text to life. Trajan rose from fairly obscure beginnings to become the emperor of Rome. He was born in Italica, an Italic settlement close to modern Seville in present-day Spain, and is the first Roman Emperor to be born outside of Rome. His remarkable rise from officer to general and then to emperor in just over 20 years reveals a shrewd politician who maintained absolute power. Trajan’s success in taking the Roman Empire to its greatest expanse is highlighted in this gripping biography. Trajan’s military campaigns allowed the Roman Empire to attain its greatest military, political and cultural achievements. The book draws on novel theories, recent evidence and meticulous research, including field visits to Italy, Spain, Germany and Romania to ensure accurate, vivid writing that transports the reader to Trajan’s territory.

Author : Peter Jaksa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1736727710

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Decebal and Trajan by Peter Jaksa Pdf

Historical fiction covering the wars between ancient Rome and ancient Dacia

Author : Julian Bennett
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Emperors
ISBN : 0253214351

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Trajan by Julian Bennett Pdf

Author : J. C. N. Coulston
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1842173006

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All the Emperor's Men by J. C. N. Coulston Pdf

Trajan's Column, set up in the heart of Rome, was completed in 113 CE to commemorate the emperor Trajan's wars across the Danube. Its reliefs provide a uniquely detailed picture of the army at war in perfect harmony with Trajan who in his own lifetime and forever after was accounted 'The Best of Emperors'. The sculptures are a panegyric to military achievement of the troops and to leadership by their emperor, but, much more than this, they have exerted an enormous influence on modern perceptions of Roman art, architecture, warfare, politics, religion, ethnography and geography. The central purpose of the book is to provide definitive answers to questions which have been asked about Trajan's Column since the first studies of the 16th century. How were the reliefs planned and executed? Can they be used as a reliable historical source for Trajan's reign? How accurate is their depiction of the Roman army at war? What does the Column reveal about the political balance between emperor and army, and about Rome's attitude to the 'barbarian'? The Column's pedestal reliefs depicted more than 600 captured barbarian trophies, and its 200m helical frieze represents 2600 human figures engaged in frontier warfare. Never before has this vast mass of material been studied in detail, in its entirety, using modern methods of recording, comparison and analysis. The author was granted unprecedented access by the Rome authorities to scaffolding erected around the Column for conservation studies, allowing detailed photographic evidence to be collected as well as the chance to study the whole monument at close hand. The resulting book will be of interest to researchers and students of Roman imperial history, art, and the city of Rome.

Author : David J. Breeze,William S. Hanson
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789694512

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The Antonine Wall: Papers in Honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie by David J. Breeze,William S. Hanson Pdf

32 papers present research on the Antonine Wall in honour of Lawrence Keppie. Papers cover a wide variety of aspects: the environmental and prehistoric background; structure, planning and construction; military deployment; associated artefacts and inscriptions; logistics of supply; the people of the Wall, including womenfolk and children.

Author : Harry Sidebottom
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Ballista (Fictitious character : Sidebottom)
ISBN : 1407410156

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Lion of the Sun by Harry Sidebottom Pdf

AD 260 - Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. Ballista looks on helplessly, but vows to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery. First he must decide what price he will pay for his own freedom. Only the fearless and those whom the gods will spare from hell can now save the empire from a catastrophic ending. Ballista, the Warrior of Rome, faces his greatest challenge yet.

Author : Ian Archibald Richmond
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:634267049

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Trajan's Army on Trajan's Column by Ian Archibald Richmond Pdf

Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1718882203

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The Roman Empire by Captivating History Pdf

Explore the Captivating History of the Roman Empire The Roman Empire was one of the most powerful forces the world has ever seen. But this isn't just the story of conquest or the incredible system of institutions that made it possible. The Roman Empire is not yet another boring historical topic. On the contrary, it wakes our imagination, scares us, and entertains us. This is the story of the fascinating men and women-the emperors, their wives, parents, brothers, sisters, and children-who gave the empire its characteristic charm. Some of them, like Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius, were virtuous and wise; others-like Caligula, Commodus, and Caracalla-were monstrous, insane predators whose thirst for blood and sexual habits were beyond believable. This is the story of the most important people and events between the two crucial events - the rise of Augustus in the first century BC and the final sack of Rome in the late fifth century AD. Some of the topics covered in this book include: From the Republic to the Empire: The Rise of Octavian The Age of Augustus The Julio-Claudian Dynasty After Augustus: From Tiberius to Nero Civil War and the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 68-69) The Flavians The Nerva-Antonine Dynasty: The Five Good Emperors (and a Couple of Not So Good Ones) Some New Emperors Crises, Civil Wars, and Divisions: The Long and Painful Decline Two Empires: East and West And a Great Deal More You Don't Want to Miss Out On! Get the book now to learn more about the Roman Empire!

Author : South Kensington Museum,John Hungerford Pollen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Trajan's Column (Rome, Italy).
ISBN : UOM:39015008151899

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A Description of the Trajan Column by South Kensington Museum,John Hungerford Pollen Pdf