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Rh ROMAN HISTORY. 1377 AD 92 93 94 95 96 91 99 100 Coss. Imp. Caes. Domitianus Augustus XVI. Q. Volusius Saturninus. Ex Id. Jan. L. Venu(leius Aproni- anus). Ex Kal. Mai. L. Stertinius Avitus. Ti Ex Kal. Sept. C. Junius Silanus. Q. Arv Domitiani 12. Coss. Pompeius Collega. Cornelius Priscus. Suf. M. Lollius Paullinus Valerius Asiaticus Saturninus. C. Antius Aulus Julus Tor- quatus. Domitiani 13. — Samiatian war. Domitian set forth in May A. D. 93, and returned in January A. D. 94. Death of Agricola (aet. 36). Josephus (aet. 56) finishes his Anti- quities. Coss. L. Nonius Torquatus Asprenas. T. Sextius Magius Lateranus. Su/. L. Sergius Paullus. Domitiani 14. Statius publishes his Thehais ahout this time. Coss. Imp. Caes. Domitianus August. XVII. T. Flavius Clemens. Domitiani 15. — The consul Clemens put to death. Persecution of the Christians. Coss. C. Manlius Valens. C. Antistius Vetus. Domitian (aet. 44) slain September 18th. Nerva emperor (aet. 63). Coss. Imp. Nerva Caesar Augustus III. T. Virginius Rufus III. Nervae 2. — M. Ulpius Trajanus is adopted by Nerva. Frontinus is appointed Curator A quarum. Coss. Imp. Nerva Caesar Augustus IV. Nerva Trajanus Caesar II. Ex Kal. Jul. C. Sosius Senecio. L. Licinius Sura. Ex Kal. Oct. Afranius Dexter. Death of Nerva (aet. 65), January 25th. Trajan emperor (aet. 41). Trajan at his accession is at Cologne. Pliny is appointed Praefectus Aerarii. Coss. A. Cornelius Palma. C. Sosius Senecio (II). Trajani 2. — Trajan returns to Rome. Martial publishes a second edition of book X. of his Epigrams. Ojss. Imp. Caes. Nerva Trajanus August. III. Sex. Julius Frontinus III. Ex Kal. Mart. M.Comelius Fronto III. Ex Kal. Sept. C. Plinius Caecilius Se- cundus. Cornutus Tertullus. Ex Kal. Nov. Julius Ferox. Acutius Nerva. L. Roscius Aelianus. Ti. Claudius Sacerdos. Trajani 3. Pliny, consul, delivers his Panegyricus in the senate, in tlie beginning of Sep- tember. Pliny and Tacitus accuse Marius Priscus. Martial probably published book xi. at VOL. III. 101 102 103 104 105 106 lo: 108 109 110 Rome in this year. In the course of the year he withdrew to Spain, from which he had been absent 35 years. Coss. Imp. Caes, Nerva Trajanus Augustus IV Sex. Articuieius Paetus. ExKal. Mart. Cornelius Scipio Orfitus. Ex Kal. Mai. Baebius Macer. M. Valerius Paullinus. Ex Kal. Jul. C. Rubrius Gallus. Q. Caelius Hispo. Trajani 4. — First Dacian war. Trajan com- mands in person, and crosses the Danube. Hadrian quaestor. Coss. C. Sosius Senecio III. L. Licinius Sura II. ExKal. Jul. M'. Acilius Rufus. C. Caecilius Classicus. Trajani 5. — Dacian war continued. Coss. Imp. Caes. Nerva Trajanus Augustus V. L. Appius Maximus II. {^Suf. C. Minicius Fundanus. C. Vettennius Severus.) Trajani 6. — Trajan defeats the Dacians, and grants peace to Decebalus. He returns to Rome, triumphs, and assumes the name of Dacicus. Pliny arrives at his province of Bithy- nia in September. Coss Suranus. P. Neratius Marcellus. Trajani 7. — Second Dacian war. Hadrian serves under Trajan in this war. Pliny writes from his province to Trajan concerning the Christians. Martial (aet. 62) publishes book xii. at Bilbilis in Spain. Coss. Ti. Julius Candidus II. C. Antius Aulus Julius Quadratus IT. Trajani 8. — Dacian war continued. Trajan builds a stone bridge over the Danube. Coss. L. Ceionius Commodus Verus. L. Tutius Cerealis. Trajani 9. — End of the Dacian war, and death of Decebalus. Dacia is made a Roman province. Trajan returns to Rome, and triumphs a second time over the Da- cians. Arabia Petraea conquered by Cor- nelius Palma. Coss. L. Licinius Sura III. C. Sosius Senecio IV. Suf. .... Suranus II. C. Julius Servilius Ursus Servianug Trajani 10. Coss. Ap. Annius Trebonius Gallus. M. Atilius Metilius Bradua. Suf. (C. Julius Africanus. Clodius Crispinus.) L. VeruLanus Severus. Trajani 11. Coss. A. Cornelius Palma II. C. Calvisius Tullus II. Suf. P. Aelius Hadrianus (postcfi Imp. Caes. Aug.). M. Trebatius Priscus. Trajani 12. Coss. Ser. Salvidienus Orfitus. M. Peducaeus Priscinus. Suf, (P. Calvisius TuUus. L. Annius Laigna.) Trajani 13. 4T