Trajan Optimus
53 – 117 · Generation VII · Roman emperor (r. AD 98–117)
Trajan (AD 53 – AD 117). Roman emperor (r. AD 98–117). Married Pompeia around AD 78. Adopted by Nerva; under him the empire reached its greatest extent, and the Senate voted him “best of princes.”
Parents
- Marcus Ulpius Traianus (29 – 100)
- Marcia of Italica (30 – 100)
- Nerva Cocceius (30 – 98)
Partners
- Pompeia Plotina (70 – 122)
Children
- Hadrian Aelius (76 – 138)