Hadrian (/ˈheɪdriən/ HAY-dree-ən; Latin: Publius Aelius Hadrianus [(h)adriˈjaːnus]; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian...
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Hadrian's Wall (Latin: Vallum Hadriani, also known as the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Aelium in Latin) is a former defensive fortification of the...
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Hadrian's Villa (Italian: Villa Adriana; Latin: Villa Hadriana) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising the ruins and archaeological remains of a large...
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Hadrian's Gate (Turkish: Üçkapılar, meaning "The Three Gates") is a memorial gate located in Antalya, Turkey, which was built in the name of the Roman...
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Hadrian's Library was created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132 on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. The building followed a typical Roman forum...
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Marcus Aurelius (section Succession to Hadrian)
emperors Trajan and Hadrian. Marcus was three when his father died, and was raised by his mother and paternal grandfather. After Hadrian's adoptive son, Aelius...
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Castel Sant'Angelo (redirect from Hadrian's Tomb)
The Mausoleum of Hadrian, more often known as Castel Sant'Angelo (pronounced [kaˈstɛl sanˈtandʒelo]; Italian for 'Castle of the Holy Angel'), is a towering...
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Hadrian was a Roman Emperor of the 2nd century AD. The name may also refer to: Hadrian (TV programme), a 2008 BBC documentary about the travels of the...
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Memoirs of Hadrian (French: Mémoires d'Hadrien) is a French-language novel by the Belgian-born writer Marguerite Yourcenar about the life and death of...
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138, he was adopted by Antoninus Pius, who was himself adopted by Hadrian. Hadrian died later that year, and Antoninus Pius succeeded to the throne. Antoninus...
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Hadrian the Seventh: A Romance (sometimes called Hadrian VII) is a 1904 novel by the English novelist Frederick Rolfe, who wrote under the pseudonym "Baron...
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Lucius Aelius Caesar (section Heir to Hadrian)
136, he was adopted by the reigning emperor Hadrian and named heir to the throne. He died before Hadrian and thus never became emperor. After Lucius'...
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Antinous (category Hadrian)
lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Following his premature death before his 20th birthday, Antinous was deified on Hadrian's orders, being worshipped in...
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emperors who ruled from AD 96 to 192: Nerva (96–98), Trajan (98–117), Hadrian (117–138), Antoninus Pius (138–161), Marcus Aurelius (161–180), Lucius...
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Waco CG-4 (redirect from CG-4A Hadrian)
CG-4A by the United States Army Air Forces, and given the service name Hadrian (after the Roman emperor) by the British. The glider was designed by the...
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Pope Adrian III (redirect from Pope Hadrian III)
Pope Adrian III or Hadrian III (Latin: Adrianus or Hadrianus; died July 885) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 17 May 884 to his...
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Antoninus Pius (section Favour with Hadrian)
held various offices during the reign of Emperor Hadrian. He married Hadrian's niece Faustina, and Hadrian adopted him as his son and successor shortly before...
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Hadrian's Wall Path is a long-distance footpath in the north of England, which became the 15th National Trail in 2003. It runs for 84 miles (135 km),...
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Pope Adrian (redirect from Pope Hadrian)
Pope Adrian or Pope Hadrian may refer to: Pope Adrian I (772–795) Pope Adrian II (867–872) Pope Adrian III (884–885) Pope Adrian IV (1154–1159) Pope Adrian...
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Hadrian's Tower is a residential tower block in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the tallest building in Newcastle. Located at 27 Rutherford Street, construction...
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The Temple of Hadrian (Templum Divus Hadrianus, also Hadrianeum) is an ancient Roman structure on the Campus Martius in Rome, Italy, dedicated to the...
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Pope Adrian II (redirect from Hadrian II)
Pope Adrian II (Latin: Adrianus II; also Hadrian II; 792 – 14 December 872) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 867 to his death...
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The Arch of Hadrian (Greek: Αψίδα του Αδριανού, romanized: Apsida tou Adrianou), most commonly known in Greek as Hadrian's Gate (Greek: Πύλη του Αδριανού...
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Pope Adrian I (redirect from Hadrian I)
2013). "Charlemagne's black marble: the origin of the epitaph of Pope Hadrian I". Papers of the British School at Rome. 73. Cambridge University Press:...
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Paulina (redirect from Paulina (sister of Hadrian))
means: Pavlina was a name shared by three relatives of the Roman Emperor Hadrian: his mother, his elder sister and his niece. Domitia Paulina or Paullina...
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A bust of Hadrian (r. 117 – 138 AD), the second-century Roman emperor who rebuilt the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma, was formerly...
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The Arch of Hadrian may refer to: Arch of Hadrian (Athens) in Greece Arch of Hadrian (Capua) in Italy Arch of Hadrian (Jerash) in Jordan. This disambiguation...
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Born Arthur Hadrian Allcroft (1865 - 18 December 1929), he was a British classical scholar. He was born in Ashby in Lincolnshire, and attended Magnus...
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Fastbrick Robotics (redirect from Hadrian X)
Limited) (ASX:FBR) is a Perth based robotics company. FBR is the creator of Hadrian X, the world's first fully automated end to end robotic bricklayer. In...
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national independence. This initial setback for the Romans led Emperor Hadrian to assemble a large army – six full legions with auxiliaries and other...
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