Abstract:
The purpose of this article is to make some notes on the image of Emperor Trajan as an optimus princeps from the literature produced in the Roman Principality. The analyzed works are those produced by Suetonius, Pliny the Younger, Dio of Prusa and Cassius Dio and that allow to identify the construction of images of the two emperors in a dichotomous and antagonistic form like that of Trajan from his predecessor, Domitian. These antagonistic positions are approached, based on these works, through two fundamental elements for a ruler of the Roman Empire: his relationship with the Senate and his leadership before the Army.
Keywords:
Trajano; Literature; Roman Principality; Senate; Army