I, Caesar
by Lee Burnett, Germantown
Academy, PA
Hadrian
76-138 A.D.
Hadrian, who came to power in 117 A.D. after the death of Trajan, was one of the greatest of the Roman emperors, the third in the line of the "Adoptive Emperors". He was a successful general, under whom the Roman Empire reached its greatest extent. He was also an adventurer who loved travel and a talented architect who designed the Pantheon in Rome and his own villa outside Rome.
Student Work: Ed, Greg
Ancient Source: Aelius Spartianus' Life of Hadrian
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