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<p>[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 5520532, member: 99554"]<b>Hadrian</b> was born the <b><span style="color: #ff0000">24th January</span></b> 76 AD. He was the the cousin and successor of Emperor Trajan, and was a cultivated admirer of Greek civilization and he also unified and consolidated the vast empire of Rome. He was the third of the so-called five good emperors. One of his principal achievements was to fix the boundaries of the Roman Empire notably by building the wall across Northern England that bears his name. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1240389[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Another one of <b>Hadrian's</b> contributions to history was the beard. The portraits of emperors up to this point were all clean shaven, idealized images of Greek athletes. <b>Hadrian</b> wore a beard, as evidenced by all his portraits. Subsequent emperors would be portrayed with beards for more than a century and a half. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1240388[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Much of <b>Hadrian's</b> reign was spent traveling. Even prior to becoming emperor, he had travelled abroad with the Roman military, giving him much experience in the matter. Out of twenty one years of reign between 117 AD and 138, he spent about fourteen years on the roads, undoubtedly visiting nearly fifty different cities. The resources deployed to ensure his stewardship are considerable, since it is estimated that <b>Hadrian's</b> retinue consists of around five thousand people. Tertullian said of him that he was <i>curiositatum omnium explorator.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>[ATTACH=full]1240390[/ATTACH] </i></p><p>Hadrian's temple in Ephesus</p><p><br /></p><p>He had reigned for 21 years, the longest since Tiberius. Another <b><span style="color: #ff0000">24th of January </span></b>was also very important for him: that of the year 138 AD, where he designated Antoninus Pius as his legitimate successor. <b>Hadrian</b> finally died in this same year July 10th in his villa in Baiae at the age of 62.</p><p>I believe every Roman coins' collectors I know own at least one example of <b>Hadrian's</b> coinage ( the only exception is [USER=70512]@Okidoki[/USER] ). <b>So please show us your coins of the traveling Emperor !</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>Hadrian</b> denarius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1240393[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hadrian</b> As</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1240391[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hadrian </b>Sestertius </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1240392[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, post: 5520532, member: 99554"][B]Hadrian[/B] was born the [B][COLOR=#ff0000]24th January[/COLOR][/B] 76 AD. He was the the cousin and successor of Emperor Trajan, and was a cultivated admirer of Greek civilization and he also unified and consolidated the vast empire of Rome. He was the third of the so-called five good emperors. One of his principal achievements was to fix the boundaries of the Roman Empire notably by building the wall across Northern England that bears his name. [ATTACH=full]1240389[/ATTACH] Another one of [B]Hadrian's[/B] contributions to history was the beard. The portraits of emperors up to this point were all clean shaven, idealized images of Greek athletes. [B]Hadrian[/B] wore a beard, as evidenced by all his portraits. Subsequent emperors would be portrayed with beards for more than a century and a half. [ATTACH=full]1240388[/ATTACH] Much of [B]Hadrian's[/B] reign was spent traveling. Even prior to becoming emperor, he had travelled abroad with the Roman military, giving him much experience in the matter. Out of twenty one years of reign between 117 AD and 138, he spent about fourteen years on the roads, undoubtedly visiting nearly fifty different cities. The resources deployed to ensure his stewardship are considerable, since it is estimated that [B]Hadrian's[/B] retinue consists of around five thousand people. Tertullian said of him that he was [I]curiositatum omnium explorator. [ATTACH=full]1240390[/ATTACH] [/I] Hadrian's temple in Ephesus He had reigned for 21 years, the longest since Tiberius. Another [B][COLOR=#ff0000]24th of January [/COLOR][/B]was also very important for him: that of the year 138 AD, where he designated Antoninus Pius as his legitimate successor. [B]Hadrian[/B] finally died in this same year July 10th in his villa in Baiae at the age of 62. I believe every Roman coins' collectors I know own at least one example of [B]Hadrian's[/B] coinage ( the only exception is [USER=70512]@Okidoki[/USER] ). [B]So please show us your coins of the traveling Emperor ! Hadrian[/B] denarius [ATTACH=full]1240393[/ATTACH] [B]Hadrian[/B] As [ATTACH=full]1240391[/ATTACH] [B]Hadrian [/B]Sestertius [ATTACH=full]1240392[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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