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Events
By place
Roman Empire
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Trajan subdued a
Judean revolt, then fell seriously ill, leaving
Hadrian in command of the east.
★ On his death bed, Trajan adopts Hadrian and designated him as his successor.
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August 9 — Emperor Trajan dies, leaving the
Roman Empire at its maximal territorial extent.
★ Hadrian, who will reign until
138, succeeds him.
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★ Hadrian, a Spaniard like Trajan, is an excellent officer who has had a brilliant career. He is well-cultured man, who as Emperor inaugurates a civil government, giving up the policy of conquest of his predecessor in order to consolidate the empire.
★ Hadrian returns large parts of
Mesopotamia to the
Parthians as part of a peace settlement.
★ Construction begins on the
Pantheon in Rome.
By topic
Religion
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John I becomes the 7th
Bishop of Jerusalem
Births
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Deaths
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August 9 —
Trajan, Roman emperor (illness)
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Gaius Cornelius Tacitus, Roman historian (approximate date)

The Roman Empire reached its maximal extent between 116 and 117 AD.