Roman Empire under Trajan and Hadrian
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The Roman Empire under Trajan and Hadrian was a period of its greatest territorial extent and significant administrative, legal, and architectural development, marked by military expansion under Trajan and consolidation and cultural flourishing under Hadrian.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hadrianic period | 2 |
| reign of Trajan | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
phase of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| administrativeDevelopment |
formalization of imperial bureaucracy
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increased role of equestrian officials ⓘ |
| capital | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
administrative development
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architectural development ⓘ consolidation of frontiers under Hadrian ⓘ cultural flourishing ⓘ legal development ⓘ military expansion under Trajan ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
flourishing of Greek and Roman literature
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patronage of architecture and arts ⓘ |
| dynasticContext | early Nerva–Antonine dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicCondition | relative prosperity ⓘ |
| endDate | 138 ⓘ |
| follows | Roman Empire under the Flavian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontierConstruction |
Hadrian’s Wall
NERFINISHED
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Limes Germanicus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frontierPolicyUnderHadrian | defensive strategy ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Mediterranean basin
NERFINISHED
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large parts of Europe, North Africa, and the Near East ⓘ |
| governingSystem | principate ⓘ |
| hasEmperor |
Hadrian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
reign of Hadrian
ⓘ
reign of Trajan ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalDevelopment | work of jurists like Salvius Julianus ⓘ |
| majorConflict |
Dacian Wars
NERFINISHED
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Trajan’s Parthian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBuildingProgram |
Hadrian’s Villa at Tivoli
GENERATED
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Pantheon (rebuilding under Hadrian) GENERATED ⓘ Temple of Venus and Roma GENERATED ⓘ Trajan’s Column GENERATED ⓘ Trajan’s Forum GENERATED ⓘ Trajan’s Market GENERATED ⓘ |
| peakUnder | Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyShift | from expansion to consolidation ⓘ |
| precedes | Roman Empire under the Antonine emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provinceAdded |
Arabia Petraea
NERFINISHED
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Armenia (temporary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Assyria (temporary) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dacia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia (temporary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| startDate | 98 ⓘ |
| succession | Trajan adopted Hadrian as heir (contested historically) ⓘ |
| territorialExtent | largest extent of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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Hadrianic period
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Hadrianic period
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reign of Trajan
this entity surface form:
reign of Trajan