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b'Synopsis:\\xa0 At the far point of his campaign, Trajan\\u2019s Eastern conquests begin to slip from his fingers.\\n\\u201cThence he came to the (Persian Gulf) itself, and when he had learned its nature and seen a boat sailing to India, he said: \\u2018I should certainly have cross over to the Indi, if I were still young.\\u2019\\xa0 He gave much thought to the Indi, and was curious about their affairs.\\xa0 Alexander he counted a happy man and at the same time declared that he himself had advanced farther.\\xa0 This was the tenor of the dispatch that he forwarded to the Senate, although he was unable to preserve even what territory had been subdued.\\u201d \\u2013 Cassius Dio, Rome, Book 68\\xa0\\n\\nThe Near East c. 116AD \\u2013 Provinces and Kingdoms\\xa0\\nhttps://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Near_East_116AD_1.jpg\\nThe Near East c. 116AD \\u2013 Major Cities\\n\\xa0\\n https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/Near_East_116AD_2.jpg\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'