. the title of Caesar in died on the 1st of January, 138, where-upon Hadrian adopted Antoninus, afterwardssurnamed Pius, and conferred upon him like-wise the title of Caesar. In July in the sameyear, Hadrian himself died, in his G2nd year,and was succeeded by Antoninus.—The reign ofHadrian may be regarded as one of the hap-piest periods in Roman history. His policywas to preserve peace with foreign nations, andnot to extend the boundaries of the empire, butto secure the old provinces, and promote theirwelfare. He paid parti
. the title of Caesar in died on the 1st of January, 138, where-upon Hadrian adopted Antoninus, afterwardssurnamed Pius, and conferred upon him like-wise the title of Caesar. In July in the sameyear, Hadrian himself died, in his G2nd year,and was succeeded by Antoninus.—The reign ofHadrian may be regarded as one of the hap-piest periods in Roman history. His policywas to preserve peace with foreign nations, andnot to extend the boundaries of the empire, butto secure the old provinces, and promote theirwelfare. He paid particular attention to theadministration of justice in the provinces as wellas in Italy. His reign forms an epoch in thehistory of Roman jurisprudence. It was atHadrians command that the jurist SalviusJulianus drew up the rdictum pcrpetuum,which formed a fixed code of laws. Some ofthe laws promulgated by Hadrian are of atruly humane character, and aimed at im-proving the public morality of the time. Thevarious cities which he visited received marks HAEUUS 377. Hadrianus, Roman Emperor,a I>. 117138. of his favour or liberality; in many places hebuilt aqueducts, and in others harbours orother public buildings, either for use or orna-ment. But what has rendered his name moreillustrious than anything else are the numerousand magnificent architectural works which heplanned and com-menced during histravels, especiallyat Athens, in theS. part of whichhe built an entirelynew city, NovaeAthenae. We can-not here enter intoan account of thenumerous build-ings he erected; itis sufficient to di-rect attention tohis villa at Tibur,which has been areal mine of trea-sures of art, and his mausoleum at Rome,which forms the groundwork of the presentCastle of St. Angelo. Hadrian was a patron oflearning and literature, as well as of the arts,and he cultivated the society of poets, scholars,rhetoricians, and philosophers. He founded atRome a scientific institution under the name ofAthenaeum, which
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