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Hadrian
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Hadrian Roman emperor 117–38. Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born in 76, probably at Italica near Seville. Related by marriage to Trajan, he became a ward of the future emperor. During Trajan's reign he progressed through a series of military and civil offices, succeeding Trajan in 117. In the early part of his reign he toured his empire, coming to Britain in 122. Here he commanded the building of the wall which bears his name.
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Hadrian's life and world; Conference marks loan of bronze head from museum.(News)(Conference news)
Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 6/7/2008; 700+ words
; ...Henderson Environment Editor THE Emperor Hadrian has left his mark on life in the North...Segedunum exhibition The Face of an Emperor: Hadrian Inspects the Wall. Tomorrow will be the...British Museum's major new exhibition Hadrian: Empire and Conflict which will be on...
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HADRIAN THE GAY EMPEROR
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/11/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...to make it clear that he was gay. Hadrian: Empire and Conflict will see the bust make pilgrimages to both ends of Hadrian's Wall, the first time it has left...include memorials to the dead lover at Hadrian's villa in Tivoli. Although it...
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Illuminating Hadrian's Wall - a Line of Light From Coast to Coast.
PR Newswire Europe; 11/23/2009; 700+ words
; ...from coast to coast, along the length of Hadrian's Wall, next year. This once in a...will follow the route of the 84 mile long Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail. There will...over the following hour. Illuminating Hadrian's Wall is an ambitious project led by...
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Who was Hadrian?
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 7/26/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...there Marguerite Yourcenar first saw the Emperor Hadrian, in the form of the grand bronze head fished...culminated in her 1951 masterpiece, Memoirs of Hadrian. Yourcenar, knowing that Hadrian had, at the end of his life, written an autobiography...
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Profile Hadrian The emperor who had legions of admirers Although devastated by the death of a 'boyfriend', he was a married man who engaged in many affairs and also had the political backing of the Roman military, writes William Langley
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/20/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...necessarily vague knowledge of Emperor Hadrian has grown the image of a miscast peacenik...to his boyfriend. After all, didn't Hadrian build that 73-mile wall across the neck...where an eagerly awaited exhibition of Hadrian's life and times opens this week, the...
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Lessons from Hadrian
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/3/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...59, is an illustration of this. A Jew passing the Roman Emperor Hadrian greeted him. Hadrian asked him: "Who are you?" The man replied: "A Jew." Infuriated, Hadrian said: "How dare a Jew greet Hadrian?!" And he ordered the man...
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CHARLEMAGNE AND HADRIAN A SACRED LEAGUE.(Charlemagne travels to Rome to build ties with Pope Hadrian I)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...As he traveled along the road to meet Hadrian I, the new pope, people waved banners...did he know that his relationship with Hadrian would last more than 20 years. Since...threatening to overtake the city. Now Hadrian wanted Charlemagne to keep his father...
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Poor Hadrian, saddled with the modern sins of Dubya
Newspaper article from: Evening Standard - London; 8/22/2008; ; 672 words
; SO MANY wonderful things await at the Hadrian exhibition at the British Museum. There...the newly discovered "Antinoeion" at Hadrian's villa at Tivoli, a shrine to the...s the amazing colossal marble head of Hadrian himself, uncovered only a year ago in...
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Emperor by Adoption.(Hadrian)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 12/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...the age of the five good emperors." Hadrian was on the throne between A.D. 117...the best time to be alive. To be sure, Hadrian accomplished much when he was emperor...different story. Publius Aelius Hadrianus (Hadrian's full name) was born into a noble...
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Compelling study of Hadrian's reign; BOOKS Hadrian - Empire and Conflict by Thorsten Opper. Published by British Museum Press, pounds 40th. Reviewed by RICHARD EDMONDS.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 8/23/2008; 700+ words
; Byline: RICHARD EDMONDS HADRIAN has always been a legendary figure...Caesar comes secondary in a way to Hadrian's track record - which is no mean...accompanies the current exhibition featuring Hadrian at the British Museum) show us a benign...
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Hadrian
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Hadrian The Roman emperor Hadrian (76-138), or Publius Aelius Hadrianus, reversed the expansionist policies of Rome in a permanent shift to the defensive. Hadrian was born in Rome on Jan. 24, 76. A ward of his uncle, Emperor...
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Hadrian, Publius Aelius
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Hadrian, Publius Aelius (ad 76–138) Roman...hard to defend, and ordering the construction of Hadrian's Wall in Britain. He erected many fine buildings, notably the vast Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, and also rebuilt the Pantheon...
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Hadrian's Wall
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hadrian's Wall ancient Roman wall, 73.5 mi...built from c.AD 122 to 126 under Emperor Hadrian and was extended by Emperor Severus a century...constructed every Roman mile) remain. Hadrian's Wall, which has been preserved, is...
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Hadrian I
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Hadrian I (d. 795), Pope from 772. By persuading Charlemagne to conquer Lombardy (774) and depose its king, Hadrian freed the Papacy from a long-standing menace. He also enlisted Charlemagne's help in suppressing Adoptianism and supported...
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Hadrian's Mausoleum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hadrian's Mausoleum or Hadrian's Mole: see Castel Sant' Angelo .
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