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 | | Born in Italica, in the Roman province of Baetica, now in southern Spain, in 53 AD, Marcus Ulpius Traianus, (commonly known as Trajan) was to become the first emperor of Rome to originate outside Italy. |
 | | Trajans upbringing was heavily influenced by his father, also called Marcus Ulpius Traianus, who was the first member of his family to pursue an Imperial career, with considerable success. |
 | | The peak of his career was when he was awarded the rank of Proconsul of Asia, and in 113, after his son was made Emperor, he was deified and given a titulature of divus Traianus pater. |
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