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Hadrian's Arch in central Athens, Greece. [3] Hadrian's admiration for Greece materialised in such projects ordered during his reign. Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born on 24 January 76, in Italica (modern Santiponce, near Seville), a Roman town founded by Italic settlers in the province of Hispania Baetica during the Second Punic War at the initiative of Scipio Africanus; Hadrian's branch of ...
There is a strong ancient tradition that Hadrian treated his wife little better than a slave, and may have driven her to suicide. [1] However other sources say he had great respect for her. A relief commissioned by Hadrian "depicts the apotheosis, or divine ascent of Sabina in accordance with her posthumous deification on the order of Hadrian."
Domitia Paulina may have already passed away by this time. [3] However, a fragment of papyrus from Bakchias in the Egyptian Faiyum , called P.Fay 19, [ 4 ] apparently contains, as a writing exercise, a letter from Hadrian to his successor and adopted son Antoninus Pius . [ 5 ]
She appeared to have no children with her husband; and her sepulchral inscription has been found in Italy. [20] Annia Galeria Faustina Minor or Faustina the Younger (between 125 and 130–175), a future Roman Empress, married her maternal cousin Marcus Aurelius in 146. [7] When Faustina died in 141, Antoninus was greatly distressed. [21]
Thus, Hadrian's decision to declare Antinous a god and create a formal cult devoted to him was highly unusual, [93] and he did so without the permission of the Roman Senate. [94] The Emperor was criticised for his immense grief at Antinous's death, [ 11 ] [ 93 ] especially considering that he had delayed the apotheosis of his own sister Paulina ...
Salonia Matidia [1] [2] (4 July 68 – 23 December 119) [3] was the daughter and only child of Ulpia Marciana and wealthy praetor Gaius Salonius Matidius Patruinus.Her maternal uncle was the Roman emperor Trajan.
She did, in fact, get pregnant several months later, in December 1959, and the pair got married. Charles Luther was born on Sept. 24, 1960, according to The Las Cruces Bulletin .
Plotina did not appear on coinage until 112. [1] When the future emperor Hadrian and his sister were 10 or 11 years old, they lost their parents. Trajan and the Roman officer Publius Acilius Attianus became the children's guardians. Hadrian was a first cousin-once-removed to Trajan (Trajan's father and Hadrian's paternal grandmother were siblings).