Summary of Anthony Everitt's Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

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#1 Hadrian was born in Andalusia, in southern Spain. His hometown was Santiponce, a small settlement that was the bridge between Europe and Africa. The province was called Baetica after it.

#2 The town of Italica, in modern-day Spain, was established as a settlement for sick and wounded legionaries after the Second Punic War. The Aelii, who were from Hadria, Italy, were among the settlers. They made money and rose in the world.

#3 Hadrian’s father, Aelius Hadrianus, was a senator who served in the Roman army and was promoted to the post of praetor. He married a woman from Gades, Domitia Paulina, and they had two children, Hadrian and an elder daughter.

#4 The most dangerous period of a child’s life was from birth to seven or eight years of age, and medical science was in its infancy. The most common fatal diseases were gastric disorders, and the parents of Hadrian took care not to become too attached to their children until they were sure they would live.