Trajan
"Traian" redirects here. For other uses, see Traian (disambiguation). "Marcus Ulpius Traianus" redirects here. For the emperor's father, see Marcus Ulpius Traianus (senior). Trajan Augustus Marble bust of Trajan Emperor of the Roman Empire Reign 27 January 98 – 8 August 117 Predecessor Nerva, adoptive father Successor Hadrian Born 18 September 53 Italica, Hispania Baetica, now Province of Seville, Andalusia, Spain Died 8 August 117 (aged 63) Selinus, Cilicia, now Gazipaşa, Antalya Province, Turkey Burial Rome (ashes in foot of Trajan's Column, now lost), now Trajan's Forum, Rome, Italy Wife Pompeia Plotina Issue Hadrian (adoptive) Full name Marcus Ulpius Traianus (from birth to adoption) Regnal name Caesar Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (from adoption to accession) Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Divi Nervae filius Augustus (as emperor) Dynasty Nerva–Antonine Father Marcus Ulpius Traja