Under this ruler, the AlcÃ¡ntara Bridge was constructed, and he instituted the alimenta system ofwelfare grain distribution.
Under this ruler, the AlcÃ¡ntara Bridge was constructed, and he instituted the alimenta system ofwelfare grain distribution. He deified his sister Ulpia Marciana and annexed Nabatea. This besieger ofSarmizegethusa, the capital of Decebalus, took Susa from the Parthians. The appointment of hissuccessor may have been forged by his wife (*) Plotina. He built the last forum in Rome, including hisnamesake market, and employed Pliny the Younger. This conqueror of Dacia and adopted son of Nerva,under whom the Roman Empire was at its greatest geographic extent, constructed a column honoringhis victories. For 10 points, name this second of the Five Good Emperors, the predecessor to Hadrian.
Under this ruler, the AlcÃ¡ntara Bridge was constructed, and he instituted the alimenta system ofwelfare grain distribution.
Trajan [or Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus Augustus; or Caesar Divi Nervae Filius Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus; or Caesar Nerva Traianus Germanicus]