Hadrian was born on 24 January 76 CE in Italica. The fourteenth Roman emperor, Hadrian was born in Spain and succeeded his relative Trajan in 117. Unlike his predecessor, he focused on consolidating the empire rather than expanding it, abandoning some conquered territories in Mesopotamia and spending much of his reign traveling through the provinces. He ordered the building of Hadrian's Wall in northern Britain and the rebuilding of the Pantheon in Rome, and he was an admirer of Greek culture. His reign saw the Bar Kokhba revolt in Judea, which was harshly suppressed. He chose Antoninus Pius as his successor, who was followed by Marcus Aurelius.
Before and after
- 66 CEDeath of Paul the Apostle
- from June 68 CE to December 69 CEYear of the Four Emperors
- 9 June 68 CEDeath of Nero
- August 70 CEThe Romans destroy the Temple in Jerusalem
- 24 January 76 CEBirth of Hadrian
- 79 CEVesuvius buries Pompeii and Herculaneum
- 24 August 79 CEEruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79
- 80 CEThe Colosseum is inaugurated
- 81 CEConstruction of Colosseum
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