Hadrian

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	Hadrian
Hadrian (Museo Arqueológico, Sevilla)	Hadrian: emperor of the Roman world (117-138). Names: 24 January 76: Publius Aelius Hadrianus 11 August 117: Imperator Caesar Trajanus Hadrianus Augustus 10 July 138: natural death Refused titles: Optimus, Germanicus, Dacicus, Parthicus Successor of: Trajan Relatives: father: Publius Aelius Hadrianus mother: Domitia Paulina married to: Vibia Sabina, daughter of Matidia
An inscription with Hadrian's Greek titles (Rijksmuseum van oudheden, Leiden)	Early career: 76 Born in Italica Xvir stlitibus iudicandis Prefect of the Latin festival c.96 Military tribune in II Adiutrix 96-97 Military tribune in V Macedonica 97-98 Military tribune in XXII Primigenia c.100: Marriage to Sabina 101 Quaestor; takes part in Trajan's Dacian war 102 Tribune 105 Praetor 105-106 Commander of I Minervia 106-108 Propraetor of Pannonia Inferior 108 Consul 115 Takes part in Trajan's Parthian campaign 117 Proconsul of Syria Main deeds: 117 Accession in Antioch 118 Consul II (with Gnaeus Pedanius Fuscus Salinator); arrives in Rome 119 Consul III (with Publius Dasumius Rufus) 121 Inauguration of the temple of Venus and Rome; visit of Gaul and the Rhine 122 In Britain; Moorish revolt; moves to Spain 123 In Spain; moves to the east c.124: Fall of Septicus Clarus (praetorian prefect) and Suetonius 124 Stay in Ephesus and Athens, initiated in the Mysteries of Eleusis 125 Returns to Rome 127 Italian tour 128 Visits Sicily and Africa; moves to Athens; receives the title Olympius 129 Visits Ephesus, Apamea, Antioch 130 Visits Palmyra, refounds Jerusalem (Aelia Capitolina), visits Alexandria; death of Antinous; founds Antinoopolis; returns to Alexandria 131 Return to Athens; receives the title Panhellenius and Panionius 132 Arrives in Rome; insurrection of Bar Kochba 134 Alans invade the Parthian Empire 135/136 Hadrian takes Betar 136 Last fights in Galilee; Hadrian adopts Lucius Aelius as caesar 137 Lucius Aelius consul II; vicennalia; death of Sabina 138 Death of Lucius Aelius; adopts Antoninus Pius 138 Death in Baiae
Hadrian, killing a Jew (from A.R. Birley, Hadrian, 1997; ©!!!)	Buildings: Athens: many buildings Britain: Hadrian's wall Jerusalem Lepcis Magna: Baths Rome: Pantheon; Bridge of Aelius; Mausoleum; Trajan's column; temple of Venus and Roma Tivoli: Villa Contemporary events: 125 Juvenal's Satires 135 Epictetus, Encheiridion; Succeeded by: Antoninus Pius Links: biography in the Historia Augusta Bar Kochba Lucius Aelius
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