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Rome's zenith commemorated

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2018

N. James
N. James*
Affiliation:
Division of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3ER, UK (Email: [email protected])
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Following four centuries of Roman expansion, the Emperor Trajan led the Empire to its greatest extent by annexing Dacia (Transylvania), north-western Arabia and Sinai and, briefly, all of Armenia and Mesopotamia. He bolstered imperial administration, reformed provincial government, clarified certain principles of justice and encouraged a system of welfare, the alimenta (Bennett 2001). Last year, 2017, was the nineteen-hundredth anniversary of Trajan's death. The occasion was marked in various ways across Europe, and the opportunity to reflect on Trajan's legacy was particularly poignant in view of the continent's present troubles.

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Review article
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Antiquity , Volume 92 , Issue 362 , April 2018 , pp. 528 - 530
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd, 2018 

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