Tag Archives: Trajan

Great Roman Engineering

Posted on August 11, 2014 by 100swallows

One of the most impressive Roman constructions you will ever see is the aqueduct of Segovia, Spain. Aqueduct of Segovia (file photo) It still brings good water down from the mountains fifteen kilometers away. For most of that distance the … Continue reading →

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Early Christians and a Conscientious Roman Governor

Posted on March 15, 2011 by 100swallows

Pliny the Younger didn’t know what to do with the Christians. Bust of Trajan (reign 98–117 ), in the Glyptothek, Munich (public domain photo by User:Bibi Saint-Pol) The Emperor Trajan had appointed him governor and sent him to Bithynia in … Continue reading →

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