Hadrian was born on 24 January 76, probably in Italica (near modern Seville), a Roman town in the province of Hispania Baetica; one Roman biographer claims he was born in Rome. Hadrian's branch of the gens Aelia … Meer weergeven

Securing power
According to the Historia Augusta, Hadrian informed the Senate of his accession in a letter as a fait accompli, explaining that "the … Meer weergeven

Hadrian was to spend more than half his reign outside Italy. Whereas previous emperors had, for the most part, relied on the reports … Meer weergeven

Most of Hadrian's military activities were consistent with his ideology of empire as a community of mutual interest and support. He focused … Meer weergeven

Hadrian enacted, through the jurist Salvius Julianus, the first attempt to codify Roman law. This was the Perpetual Edict, according to which the legal actions of praetors became … Meer weergeven

Hadrian's first official post in Rome was as a member of the decemviri stlitibus judicandis, one among many vigintivirate offices at the lowest level of the cursus honorum ("course … Meer weergeven

Hadrian spent the final years of his life at Rome. In 134, he took an Imperial salutation for the end of the Second Jewish War (which was not actually concluded until the following year). Commemorations and achievement awards were kept to a minimum, as … Meer weergeven