Catala:
Marc Ulpi Traja Nerva
(18 de setembre del 53 - 9 d'agost del 117),
emperador roma
(98 - 117), comunament anomenat
Traja
, fou el segon dels anomenats "Cinc emperadors bons" de l'
Imperi Roma
.
English:
Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus
(18 September 53 ? 9 August 117), commonly known as
Trajan
, was the
Roman Emperor
from 98 to 117. Born into a non-
patrician
family in the province of
Hispania Baetica
, Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor
Domitian
. Serving as a general in the
Roman army
along the
German frontier
, Trajan successfully put down the revolt of
Antonius Saturninus
in 89. In September 96, Domitian was succeeded by
Marcus Cocceius Nerva
, an old and childless senator who proved to be unpopular with the army. After a brief and tumultuous year in power, a revolt by members of the
Praetorian Guard
compelled him to adopt the more popular Trajan as his heir and successor. Nerva died on 27 January 98, and was succeeded by his adopted son without incident.