Hadrian
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Hadrian was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. His form of address as Roman emperor was Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus. Hadrian was born in Italica, in the present-day Andalusian province of
Bust of Hadrian, c. 130; State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich
Hadrian's Arch in central Athens, Greece. Hadrian's admiration for Greece materialised in such projects ordered during his reign
Bust of Emperor Trajan; Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse
![A denarius of Hadrian issued in 119 AD for his third consulship. The legends read as: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS / LIBERALITAS AVG. CO[N]S III, P. P.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Hadrianus_coin_-_119.jpg/500px-Hadrianus_coin_-_119.jpg)
A denarius of Hadrian issued in 119 AD for his third consulship. The legends read as: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS / LIBERALITAS AVG. CO[N]S III, P. P.
Antoninus Pius
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Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Pius was Roman emperor from AD 138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors from the Nerva–Antonine dynasty and also the fourth of the six adoptive emperors
Hadrian
…project and philhellenic ideal. Hadrian's last years were marred by chronic illness. His marriage had been both unhappy and childless. In 138, he adopted Antoninus Pius and nominated him as a successor, on condition that Antoninus adopt Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus as his own heirs. Hadrian died the same year at…
Bust at the Ancient Agora Museum
Denarius, struck 140 AD with portrait of Antoninus Pius (obverse) and his adoptive son Marcus Aurelius (reverse). Inscription: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P. P., TR. P., CO[N]S. III / AVRELIVS CAES. AVG. PII F. CO[N]S.
Statue of Faustina the Elder in the Getty Villa
Marble bust of Antoninus Pius (138–161); British Museum, London