Northern Africa 110: Trajan’s Red Sea expansion
circa 110
c. 110
Rome and Northern Africa
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1878–1914 Scramble for Africa
1914–pres World War I in Northern Africa
Trajan’s Red Sea expansion
20AD Tacfarinas War
44AD Roman Mauretania
May 68AD Macer’s Rebellion
20 Dec 69AD Year of Four Emperors
spr 70AD Garamantian War
c.85AD Revolt of the Nasamones
c. 100 Empire of Aksum
c. 110 Trajan’s Red Sea expansion
Sep 116 Kitos War
171 Mauri raids on Spain
19 Apr 193 Year of Five Emperors
Dec 202 Severus’ African War
When Trajan assumed power in 98 AD, the Roman Empire entered its most expansionist phase since the reign of Augustus. Particularly interested in the East, Trajan secured Indian Ocean trade by annexing Nabataea, building a canal to link the Nile to the Red Sea, and, in the south of that sea, establishing a garrison on tropical Farasan island.