[Trajan's invasion of Persia]

But why is the economic idea dismissed. It’s seems like a much more reasonable objective than just glory right? 

[Trajan's invasion of Persia]

Hello everyone. I am interested in Trajan's invasion of Persia, particularly its relation to the silk trade route. To what degree do you think that it was his motive to invade and was it a good idea? This is just a topic for fun. 

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Salvete omnes. I am Ash. It is nice to meet all of you. I am a huge Trajanite and I love Aurelian.