Sculpture bust of emperor Hadrian
(Unit Price: 299,00 ¤ per pcs.)
Roman Emperor Hadrian (Hadrianus)
This an identical replica of the bust of Hadrian, found in the sea at Caesarea,
and now in Jerusalem, Israel Museum. It is dated in the years 135-138 AD.
Date: 2nd century A.D.
Period: Roman Imperial
Publius Aelius Hadrianus (January 24, 76 – July 10, 138), as emperor Imperator Caesar Divi
Traiani filius Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, and Divus Hadrianus after his apotheosis, known as
Hadrian in English, 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, or the second of the recently proposed Ulpio-Aelian dynasty. His reign had a faltering
beginning, a glorious middle, and a tragic conclusion.
The Roman Empire reached its peak geographical size under Hadrian's rule, in the year 125. Hadrian was born Publius Aelius
Hadrianus in Italica or, less probably, in Rome,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. 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.
- Made of cast marble and set on base.
- Weight 24kg or 53 Lbs
- Dimensions Overall height with base: approx 48cm or 19"
