The Roman Empire Peaked In 117 AD

The Roman Empire Peaked In 117 AD What did Ancient Rome look like at its peak in 117 AD?  The map below from Visual Capitalist shows the maximum territorial extent ever achieved by the Roman Empire, just after their successful wars in the east, where Emperor Trajan captured Dacia (Romania), Armenia, Mesopotamia, Assyria, and the Parthian capital of Ctesiphon (in modern-day Iraq). Click on the map to expand... As Visual Capitalist explains further, although Trajan is rated as ...

By Tyler Durden