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Definition of Publius Aelius Hadrianus
1. Noun. Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Publius Aelius Hadrianus
Literary usage of Publius Aelius Hadrianus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Descriptive Catalogue of Rare and Unedited Roman Coins: From the Earliest by John Yonge Akerman (1834)
"[Publius Aelius Hadrianus, the son of Aelius Hadrianus and Domitia Paulina, was
bor n at Rome, or according to some authors, at Italica in Spain, ..."
2. Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Coins in the Numismatic Collection of Yale by Yale University, Jonathan Edwards (1880)
"[Publius Aelius Hadrianus, son of Aelius Hadrianus Afer and Domitia Paulina, born
AD 76; adopted by Trajan AD 117 ; Augustus AD 117 ; Pontifex Maximus, ..."
3. Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Coins in the Numismatic Collection of Yale by Yale University, Jonathan Edwards (1880)
"[Publius Aelius Hadrianus, son of Aelius Hadrianus Afer and Domitia Paulina, born
AD 76 ; adopted by Trajan AD 117 ; Augustus AD 117 ; Pontifex Maximus, ..."
4. The Apology of Aristides on Behalf of the Christians: From a Syriac Ms by J. Rendel Harris, Joseph Armitage Robinson (1891)
"To our astonishment this is not Hadrian, but his successor Antoninus Pius, who
bears the name of Hadrian by adoption from Publius Aelius Hadrianus. ..."
5. The Apology of Aristides on Behalf of the Christians: From a Syriac Ms by J. Rendel Harris, Joseph Armitage Robinson (1893)
"... Publius Aelius Hadrianus. Unless therefore we can shew that there is an error
or a deficiency in the opening sentence of the Apology we shall be obliged ..."
6. The Emperor Hadrian: A Picture of the Graeco-Roman World in His Time by Ferdinand Gregorovius, Mary E. Robinson (1898)
"... Accession of Trajan THE ancestors of Publius Aelius Hadrianus are said to have
left Hadria to settle at Italica in Spain, in the time of the Scipios. ..."
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