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Trajan: Optimus Princeps (Roman Imperial Biographies) by Julian Bennett is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Trajan: Optimus Princeps (Roman Imperial Biographies) about?
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.
Who reads Trajan: Optimus Princeps (Roman Imperial Biographies)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Julian Bennett
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781134709144
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Historical Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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