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Hadrian

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Hadrian

76–138

Roman emperor from 117 to 138

Late Antiquity

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Key Dates

Birth

76 January 24, 76 →

Death

138 July 10, 138 →

Biography

Hadrian was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian was born in Italica, in the present-day Andalusian province of Seville in southern Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his gens Aelia came from the town of Hadria in eastern Italy. He was a member of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty.

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Timeline

76
Birth

Roman emperor (d. 138)

January 24 →
138
Death

Roman Emperor (b. 76)

July 10 →

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