Birth of Hadrian

Giovanni Battista Caccini (1556 - 1613) Marble Bust of the emperor Hadrian as a young man. Photo taken at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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In A.D. 76, Hadrian was born, probably in Spain. His father, who had made it up the ranks to praetor, was a cousin of the future emperor Trajan.

Read more about the Emperor Hadrian in Hadrian's Wall.

Related:

• Ancient Rome in Pictures
• Hispania (Spain)
• Dates of the Roman Emperors
• Real Romans and How They Lived
• The Cursus Honorum

Hadrian's Wall at Housestead's Fort
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