The man who took Rome to its limits knew exactly what he was building.
This Trajan hardcover journal features a cinematic portrait of the emperor who brought Rome to the peak of its territorial power, part of the Rome's Greatest Emperors collection. A distinguished journal for the desk, study, or briefcase - and a thoughtful gift for history enthusiasts, classics lovers, and students of leadership. Hardcover construction, full wraparound portrait, 150 lined pages built for serious use.
ABOUT TRAJAN (53 – 117 AD)
When the Senate declared Trajan Optimus Princeps (the best of emperors) they were not being polite. It was a formal title, awarded by acclamation, and it stuck. No Roman emperor before or after received it. Two thousand years of subsequent history have done little to argue with the judgment.
Trajan came from Spain, the first emperor born outside Italy, and he brought with him a soldier's directness and an administrator's patience. He expanded the empire to its greatest territorial extent, conquering Dacia in two brutal campaigns and annexing parts of the Middle East that Rome had never controlled. Trajan's Column, still standing in Rome, tells the story of those campaigns in 155 carved scenes spiraling toward the sky.
But conquest was only part of the record. Trajan oversaw an ambitious building program across the empire, reformed the grain supply, and established the alimenta - a welfare system that used state funds to support orphaned and impoverished children in Italian towns. It was an unusual combination: a general who won wars and then came home and fed children.
He died in 117 AD while returning from campaign, having pushed the empire as far as it would ever go. His successor Hadrian immediately began consolidating rather than expanding. The high-water mark had been reached.
PRODUCT FEATURES
- Hardcover with matte laminate finish
- Full wraparound portrait print
- Biographical tribute printed on back cover
- Flexible casewrap binding
- Perforated pages for clean tear-out
- 150 lined pages
- A tool for your ideas. A tribute to his.