Trajan: Optimus Princeps (Roman Imperial Biographies)

Bennett, Julian

ISBN 10: 0415241502 / ISBN 13: 9780415241502

Published by Routledge, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Trajan: Optimus Princeps (Roman Imperial Biographies)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415241502
• ISBN 13: 9780415241502
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Did Trajan really deserve his reputation as the embodiment of all imperial virtues? Why did Dante, writing in the Middle Ages, place him in the sixth sphere of Heaven among the Just and Temperate rulers? In this, the only biography of Trajan available in English, Julian Bennett rigorously tests the substance of this glorious reputation. Surprisingly, for a Roman emperor, Trajan comes through the test with his reputation relatively intact.

About the Author

Julian Bennett