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Rh alert, and issuing commands so that the troops might advance in good order.

Armenia was made into a province and a procuratorial governor appointed. Three of the early officials are known: L. Catilius Severus, C. Atilius Claudius, and T. Haterius Nepos. In distant Crete a coin was struck with the legend. Trajan was particularly proud of the title "Optimus" which he added to his formal titulary about this time.

From Armenia Trajan turned south toward Mardin and Nisibis, perhaps then a part of Adiabene. A