The "Five Good Emperors" of the Roman Empire (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius) ruled from 96 to 180 CE, an era often regarded as Rome's golden age. This period is ...

At this point history took a sharp turn. Shortly before Nerva died, Roman generals had debated who should be the next emperor. They chose Trajan, a former army commander, senator and governor of ...

It was a job for life, so if an emperor was mad, bad or dangerous, the only solution was to cut that life short. Everybody knew it, so paranoia ruled. For many, the sacrifices required to get the ...

The victory of the Roman emperor Trajan over the Dacians in back-to-back wars is carved in numerous scenes that spiral around a 126-foot marble pillar in Rome known as Trajan’s Column.

But not everyone was having a good time ... a coin from the time of Emperor Trajan (53 - 117 CE). The coin leads Julia to consider the size and diversity of the Roman Empire.