What are the achievements of emperor Hadrian?

Answer 1

Publius Aelius Hadrianus[1] (as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after his apotheosis, known as Hadrian in English; 24 January 76 -- 10 July 138) was emperor of Rome from AD 117 to 138, as well as a Stoic and Epicurean philosopher. A member of the gens Aelia, Hadrian was the third of the so-called Five Good Emperors.

Hadrian was born Publius Aelius Hadrianus in Italica[2] or, less probably, in Rome,[3] from a well-established family which had originated in Picenum in Italy and had subsequently settled in Italica, Hispania Baetica (the republican Hispania Ulterior), near the present day location of Seville, Spain. His predecessor Trajan was a maternal cousin of Hadrian's father.[4] Trajan never officially designated a successor, but, according to his wife, Pompeia Plotina, Trajan named Hadrian emperor immediately before his death. Trajan's wife was well-disposed toward Hadrian: Hadrian may well have owed his succession to her.

Hadrian's presumed indebtedness to Plotina was widely regarded as the reason for Hadrian's succession. However, there is evidence that he accomplished his succession on his own governing and leadership merits while Trajan was still alive. For example, between the years AD 100--108 Trajan gave several public examples of his personal favour towards Hadrian, such as betrothing him to his grandniece, Vibia Sabina, designating him quaestor Imperatoris, comes Augusti, giving him Nerva's diamond "as hope of succession", proposing him for consul suffectus, and other gifts and distinctions. The young Hadrian was Trajan's only direct male family/marriage/bloodline. The support of Plotina and of L. Licinius Sura (died in AD 108) were nonetheless extremely important for Hadrian, already in this early epoch.[5]

Hadrian quickly secured the support of the legions--- one potential opponent, Lusius Quietus, was instantly dismissed.[17] The Senate's endorsement followed when possibly falsified papers of adoption from Trajan were presented (although he had been the ward of Trajan). The rumor of a falsified document of adoption carried little weight --- Hadrian's legitimacy arose from the endorsement of the Senate and the Syrian armies.

Marble statue of Hadrian (Istanbul Archeological Museum).

Hadrian did not at first go to Rome --- he was busy sorting out the East and suppressing the Jewish revolt that had broken out under Trajan, then moving on to sort out the Danube frontier. Instead, Attianus, Hadrian's former guardian, was put in charge in Rome. There he "discovered" a plot involving four leading Senators including Lusius Quietus and demanded of the Senate their deaths. There was no question of a trial --- they were hunted down and killed out of hand. Because Hadrian was not in Rome at the time, he was able to claim that Attianus had acted on his own initiative. According to Elizabeth Speller the real reason for their deaths was that they were Trajan's men.

Despite his own great stature as a military administrator, Hadrian's reign was marked by a general lack of major military conflicts, apart from the Second Roman-Jewish War. He surrendered Trajan's conquests in Mesopotamia, considering them to be indefensible. There was almost a war with Parthia around 121, but the threat was averted when Hadrian succeeded in negotiating a peace.

The peace policy was strengthened by the erection of permanent fortifications along the empire's borders (limites, sl. limes). The most famous of these is the massive Hadrian's Wall in Great Britain, and the Danube and Rhine borders were strengthened with a series of mostly wooden fortifications, forts, outposts and watchtowers, the latter specifically improving communications and local area security. To maintain morale and keep the troops from getting restive, Hadrian established intensive drill routines, and personally inspected the armies. Although his coins showed military images almost as often as peaceful ones, Hadrian's policy was peace through strength, even threat

Answer 2

To protect the Roman Empire from outside barbarians, he started to make a tall wall all the way around the boundary of the territory. Every set number of feet ( I forgot how much ), there would be a big fort with a lot of soldiers ready to fight in it. In between the big forts, there would be mini-forts also with battle-ready soldiers. As towns appear near where forts are, towns sprouted up near the forts. The wall was started by Hadrian, hence the name Hadrian's Wall.

Answer 3

Hadrian pursued a policy of peace. The mighty Persian Empire was preparing for war to retake this area which his predecessor Trajan had conquered. Hadrian considered the situation untenable and negotiated a peace settlement in which he gave this land back to the Persians. He also considered giving up Dacia, which had also been conquered by Trajan. He spent more than half of his reign outside Italy, travelling around the empire. This was an important part of his way of governing. He travelled accompanied by administrators and architects and builders He preferred to strengthen the governance of the empire, rather than pursuing wars of imperial expansion. On his travels he funded many infrastructure and other public projects. He visited the frontier provinces and commissioned the strengthening of defensive fortifications. On hearing of a major rebellion in Britannia he went there. He commissioned the construction Hadrian's Wall. Due to the lack of suitable wood this defence could not be made of wood palisades like in Germany and a stone construction was needed. As there were not enough stones in the western third of the wall, this part was built narrower and with tuff. The wall was built for defence and control cross border trade. Hadrian was a philhellene (lover of Greek culture) and undertook many public works in Greece, especially in Athens. he built la large imperial villa

at Tibur (modern-day Tivoli)

Answer 4

The roman wall in Northumberland and Cumbria it is also known as hadrians wall. I live on it.