Who succeeded Trajan as Roman Emperor in 117 AD
Marcus Didius Falco Palmyra and asks this question: The reference is to the emperor Trajan (Traianus), who ruled 98-117 AD. When Trajan took over Falco would have been 57, probably an 'old man' by contemporary standards. In "A Dying Light in Corduba" (p. 279, mass paperback edition), Falco narrates the following with reference to the city of Italica (in the Roman province of Baetica, Hispania): "Those who lived to be old men would know this dot in the provinces as the birthplace of an emperor." The allusion is to the Emperor Hadrian, probably born in Italica in 76 AD, who succeeded Trajan in
Trajan Trajan Trajan (; ; 18 September 538August 117 AD) was Roman emperor from 98 to 117AD. Officially declared by the Senate "optimus princeps" ("the best ruler"), Trajan is remembered as a successful soldier-emperor who presided over the greatest military expansion in Roman history, leading the empire to attain its maximum territorial extent by the time of his death. He is also known for his philanthropic rule, overseeing extensive public building programs and implementing social welfare policies, which earned him his enduring reputation as the second of the Five Good Emperors who presided over an era of peace and prosperity in