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Hadrian

Hadrian (/ˈheɪdriən/ ⓘ HAY-dree-ən; born Publius Aelius Hadrianus, 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. His form of address as Roman emperor was Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus. Hadrian was born in Italica, in the present-day Andalusian province of Seville in southern Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania…

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Adoptive children
Lucius Aelius Caesar · Antoninus Pius
Born
Publius Aelius Hadrianus 24 January 76 Italica, Hispania Baetica, Roman Empire (present-day Santiponce, Spain)
Burial
Puteoli · Gardens of Domitia · Hadrian's Mausoleum
Died
10 July 138 (aged 62) Baiae, Italia, Roman Empire
Dynasty
Nerva–Antonine
Father
Publius Aelius Hadrianus Afer · Trajan (adoptive)

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related to Secondary sources · 108
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related to Further reading · 53
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related to Early life · 40
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related to Public service · 39
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related to Personal and cultural interests · 38
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related to Sources and historiography · 38
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related to Antinous · 37
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related to Arranging the succession · 35
Hadrian → Aelius, Aelius Caesar, Aelius Caesar's, Annia Faustina, Annius, Annius Verus, Annius Verus's, Antoninus, Antoninus Pius, Arrius Antoninus, Asia, Ceionia Fabia, Ceionius Commodus, Emperor, Gaius Avidius Nigrinus, Hadrian's, He, His, In, It
related to Greece (124–125) · 35
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related to Greece, Asia, and Egypt (128–130); Antinous's death · 34
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HadrianAdoptive childrenLucius Aelius Caesar1.00infobox
HadrianAdoptive childrenAntoninus Pius1.00infobox
HadrianBornPublius Aelius Hadrianus 24 January 76 Italica, Hispania Baetica, Roman Empire (present-day Santiponce, Spain)1.00infobox
HadrianBurialPuteoli1.00infobox
HadrianBurialGardens of Domitia1.00infobox
HadrianBurialHadrian's Mausoleum1.00infobox
HadrianDied10 July 138 (aged 62) Baiae, Italia, Roman Empire1.00infobox
HadrianDynastyNerva–Antonine1.00infobox
HadrianFatherPublius Aelius Hadrianus Afer1.00infobox
HadrianFatherTrajan (adoptive)1.00infobox
HadrianMotherDomitia Paulina Major1.00infobox
HadrianMotherLucius Licinius Sura (adoptive)1.00infobox
HadrianPredecessorTrajan1.00infobox
HadrianRegnal nameRegnal nameImperator Caesar Trajanus Hadrianus Augustus1.00infobox
HadrianReign11 August 117 – 10 July 1381.00infobox
HadrianReligionHellenistic religion1.00infobox
HadrianSpouseVibia Sabina1.00infobox
HadrianSuccessorAntoninus Pius1.00infobox

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