Roman Emperor's Part 6 - Hadrian

Roman Emperor Hadrian: The book is about 10 of the greatest Roman emperors, starting with Augustus Caesar and ending with the emperor who led to the collapse. I wanted to read about Rome because I loved visiting Italy and learning about Italian history, especially the Roman Republic/Empire. The Roman Empire has a slight relevance to Catholicism, in particular, which is very enlightening because that’s the religion I was brought up in.

Hadrian, the Greek, was very educated and accomplished in the culture of the arts. Hadrian was strong, well-built, and fit, with key characteristics to be a good military general and emperor. Greece was culturally superior to Rome at this time, which made the Roman elite resent him. However, his predecessor’s wife, Trajan, loved Greeks, which helped him secure this position. Hadrian, the Greek, was Trajan’s distant cousin and was advanced through the Roman Empire’s offices, but was not adopted by Trajan or given the honors of previous inheritors to the throne.

Hadrian was strong, well-built, and fit, with oval-shaped eyes and ears. His nearly trimmed beard and political hairstyle were a fashion statement. Hadrian was on horseback and stood strong for long periods during his military campaigns. Hadrian was a key emperor in Roman history, accomplished in the arts, military, and statesmanship. The imperial statement was included because few people paid much attention to the provinces, but Hadrian paid more attention to them than any previous emperor.

He was accomplished in the arts, intelligence, military, and statesmanship. Augustus had a resemblance to Hadrian’s father, who was a knight, and included Hadrian’s upbringing because, even though he was Greek, he was raised in Rome. Hadrian was in the middle of Rome’s 12 great emperors, bringing peace and prosperity to Rome. Romans resented Greece’s cultural superiority, so Hadrian’s Greek background was seen as an insult. Trajan’s wife loved Greece and elevated him to the title of Emperor.