This man denied a governor's request for a collegium of firefighters in Nicomedia, fearing it wouldbecome seditious. In another letter to that governor of Bithynia-Pontus, this man advised Pliny the Youngernot to actively hunt out Christians but to continue executing those who confessed to the crime. He institutedthe alimenta, which used funds from
This man denied a governor's request for a collegium of firefighters in Nicomedia, fearing it wouldbecome seditious. In another letter to that governor of Bithynia-Pontus, this man advised Pliny the Youngernot to actively hunt out Christians but to continue executing those who confessed to the crime. He institutedthe alimenta, which used funds from public lands to aid orphans and poor children in Italian cities. TheRoman Empire reached its maximum territorial extent under this man's rule. Apollodorus of Damascusbuilt a bridge for this man over the Danube to help move troops in his war against Dacia. For 10 points,name this Roman emperor, the second of the "Five Good Emperors" and predecessor of Hadrian, whocommissioned a namesake column.
This man denied a governor's request for a collegium of firefighters in Nicomedia, fearing it wouldbecome seditious.
Caesar Nerva Trajanus Germanicus [or Caesar Divi Nervae Filius Nerva Traianus Optimus Augustus; or Marcus Ulpius Traianus]