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2007-02-05 08:54:17 · 2 answers · asked by glamgirl1109 1 in Society & Culture Royalty

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Is it really true that people didn't like Hadrian ?

It is true that during the last few years of his rule he did become less popular, however he was actually the third of "The Five Good Emperors".

The Five good Emperors or Adoptive Emperors (sometimes called the Nervan-Antonian Dynasty, which is actually a conflation of the Nervo-Trajanic and Antonine dynasties, the latter including Commodus) were five consecutive emperors of the Roman Empire who ruled from 96 to 180: Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. They were known for their moderate policies, in contrast to their more tyrannical and oppressive successors and predecessors; their rule was at the height of the Empire's prosperity during the Pax Romana.

2007-02-05 09:35:33 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0 0

Isn't he the one that became emperor in 114 AD? If so, then it's probably because his persecution against the Christians was relentless. He was one of the worst out of all of the Roman emperors prior to Constantine.

2007-02-05 09:05:06 · answer #2 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0 0

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