Trajan: Optimus Princeps

Trajan: Optimus Princeps

by Julian Bennett

Routledge | December 21, 2000 | Trade Paperback

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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.
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by Julian Bennett

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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.

Format: Trade Paperback

Published: December 21, 2000

Publisher: Routledge

Language: English

The following ISBNs are associated with this title:

ISBN - 10: 0415241502

ISBN - 13: 9780415241502

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