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Optimus Princeps, meaning 'the best ruler', was a title bestowed upon Roman Emperor Trajan by the Roman Senate, acknowledging his exceptional leadership and military prowess. Trajan, who ruled from AD 98 to 117, is remembered as one of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. His reign marked the peak of the Roman Empire's territorial expansion, with conquests in Dacia, modern-day Romania, and parts of Mesopotamia, facilitated by the engineering prowess of Apollodorus of Damascus and the military strategies of Julius Caesar.