He built public buildings in all places and without number, but he inscribed his own name on none of

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Hadrian
He built public buildings in all places and
without number, but he inscribed his own name on
none of them except the temple of his father
Trajan. At Rome he restored the Pantheon, the
Voting-enclosure, the Basilica of Neptune, very
many temples, the Forum of Augustus, the Baths of
Agrippa, and dedicated all of them in the names
of their original builders.
-Aelius Spartianus
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Young Hadrian

• Hadrian was born 24 January 76 in Rome.
• His parents were Aelius Hadrians Afer and Domitia
  Paulina.
• Hadrians family had settled in Italica three
  centuries before when Spain was just opened up to
  Roman settlers.
• Hadrian's father, Aelius Hadrians Afer was a
  cousin to Trajan.

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Hadrian Under Nerva

• Hadrian first was appointed by Trajan to a
  military position, but this failed and Hadrian
  was brought back to Rome to be under a closer
  watch.
• Later Hadrian was appointed an imperial judge
  and served in the second and fifth legions.
• Hadrian's real opportunities came when Nerva
  died and Trajan was crowned emperor.

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Hadrian Under Trajan

• Hadrian was determined to bring the news of
  Nervas death to Trajan first.
• Trajan and Hadrian became close friends during
  the second Dacian war where Hadrian commanded the
  first legion.
• In 107 he was made governor of lower Pannonia.
• In 114 he was made governor of Syria.

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Succession

• It is said that when Trajan died he did it was
  not clear that Hadrian was to be emperor.Traians
  wife Paulina went to the senate and gave the
  senate the papers that said Hadrian was to be
  emperor. Today many speculate that it was not
  Trajans signature, but Paulina.

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The Pantheon

• The Pantheon was built in between the years of
  27 and 25 BCE. It was redesigned/rebuilt by
  Hadrian 118-126 CE.
• On the Pantheon a new roof was made which was a
  perfect semicircular dome.
• The height of the building is 142 feet.

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The Pantheon

• The Pantheon was used as a throne-room for
  Hadrian.
• The Pantheon was built as a temple to all the
  gods.
• The message people would get from this building
  was that Hadrian was like a god because he was
  surrounded by the gods in his throne-room.

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• Hadrians Villa was built near Tivoli.
• It was started in 125 CE and finished about 10
  years later.
• The villa was a lavish summer palace that Hadrian
  visited often.
• The buildings were named and based on places
  Hadrian visited.

Hadrians Villa
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Hadrians Mausoleum

• Also know as Castel Sant Angelo.
• It was a circle structure which on the outside
  was modeled after Augustus' Mausoleum.
• It was not certain that Hadrian was buried there
  because at the time of his death the mausoleum
  was not finished.

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Building Message

• The message that one gets from Hadrians building
  projects is that he liked to live lavishly.
• Another thing that his building projects show is
  he tried to make him self like a god, but in a
  discreet way.
• It is also evident that Hadrian was fond of the
  dome as it is featured in many buildings built by
  Hadrian.

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• The message on the coin that can be interpreted
  from this coin is that Rome has conquered the
  world and the stars and moon shine peacefully
  over it.
• The message on the coin can be interpreted this
  way because Hadrian brought peace to the Roman
  empire.

Coinage
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Controversial Act

• One of Hadrians first acts as emperor was a
  controversial one.
• He abandon the frontier the new lands conquered
  by Trajan.
• He kept Rome at its Augustan boundaries.
• Hadrian probably did this because it was a lot
  easier to defend land with natural frontiers.

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Travels

• Hadrian took three journeys that took ten years.
• He visited the provinces in person and did more
  that any other emperor before or after him.
• His journey stared in Gaul in 121 and ended in
  Rome around 133/134.

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Final Days

• Hadrians final were not happy his illness grew
  worse and he wanted death.
• He made many attempts at suicide, but all failed.
• He once even tried to have a servant named Mastor
  stab him, but Mastor backed out at the last
  minute.
• Hadrian died July 10, 138 CE at a resort in Baiae
  outside Rome.

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After Life

• When Hadrian became ill he placed his successor
  Antoninus Pius in-charge.
• Hadrian had left Rome in a good state when he
  died and there had been no wars for about
  twenty years.
• It is possible that Hadrian appointed Antoninus
  Pius as his successor because he wanted Marcus
  Aurelius to become emperor farther down the line.
  

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Bibliography

• Augenti, Andrea, eds. Rome Art and Archaeology.
  Scala, 2000. This booked helped me with
  information on my emperor. Scarre, Chris.
• Scarre, Chris. Chronicle Of The Roman Emperors.
  Thams Hudson Ltd, New York, 1995. This booked
  helped me with the bulk of my information of my
  emperor.

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Bibliography

• Internet Ancient History Sourcebook. Halsall
  ,Paul. Oct. 2000. Fordham University, New York.
  23 Dec 2001. lthttp//www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancie
  nt/asbook.htmlgt This site helped me find a quote
  of my empire.
• The Perseus Digital Library. Crane, Gregory R.
  2000. Tufts University, Maine. 28 Nov. 2001.
  lthttp//www.perseus.tufts.edu/gt This site gave
  me great picturs of my emperor.
• Virtual Catalog of Roman coins. Cape, Robert W.,
  JR. 2 Jan. 2002. lthttp//artemis.austinc.edu/acad/
  cml/rcape/vcrc/catalog-list.htmlgt This website
  was helpful because it had information about my
  emperor s coinage.