biography
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Hadrian
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in full Publius Aelius Hadrianus
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pronunciation:
[haydrian]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (76–138)
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| biography:
| Roman emperor (117–38), ward, protégé, and successor of the Emperor Trajan, a fellow-Spaniard and relation by marriage. Coming to power in ambiguous circumstances, Hadrian was always unpopular in Rome, and even the object of a serious conspiracy there (118). He spent little of his reign in Rome, but toured the empire, consolidating the frontiers (as in Britain, where he initiated the building of the wall named after him), visiting the provinces, and promoting urban life. |
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