Question

During one campaign, this emperor found the treasure of his defeated enemy with the help of a traitor named Bikilis. The first Latin panegyric was written for this emperor by a consul he corresponded with on the persecution of Christians. This emperor prepared for one campaign by commissioning a road through the recently annexed Nabataean (“nah-BAH-tee-in”) Kingdom. This emperor expanded his predecessor’s policies to feed poor children through the (*) alimenta. This writer wrote to Pliny the Younger and deposed Osroes (“oz-ROE-eez”) I of the Parthian Empire. Apollodorus of Damascus designed many structures (10[1])for this emperor in his namesake forum, including one following his victory over (10[1])Decebalus. For 10 points, name this man whose victory over the Dacians are commemorated by his namesake column. ■END■

ANSWER: Trajan [or Marcus Ulpius Traianus; accept Colonia Ulpia Traiana]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Other History>
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