Hadrian - Rome's Restless Emperor Documentary

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“Yo Hadrian!” - Rocky Balboa

“Everything we hear is an opinion, not fact. Everything we see is a perspectives, not the truth.” Hadrian

One of the most underrated emperors. Happy for this updated version

A great ruler. As for his acts of violently subjugating rebel provinces that was expected of him as a ruler for peace had to be secured at all costs for the prosperity and the stability of the empire. I admired his practical step of withdrawing the Roman forces to the Euphrates territories beyond this frontier which had be acquired by his predecessor as a means of securing peace with Rome's old enemy and rival parthia

Very interesting video. I think Hadrian was one of the greatest emperors of Rome along with Augustus, Trajan, Marcus Aurelius, and Constantine. A lot of people seem to think that all Roman emperors were depraved, insane, and cared only about pleasure but this is not the case. Yes, Caligula, Nero, Domitian, and Commodus were likely unhinged but the majority of Roman emperors were either great leaders, able administrators, or average men. Hadrian was definitely a man ahead of his time. A very under rated emperor IMO.

Hadrian was a uniquely modern man. A man of his time, but in many ways ahead of it and one of the few who could fit seamlessly into the modern age. One the great Caesars.

Don't forget, he built a wall.

My favorite roman emperor after Marcus Aurelius & Trajan. His wall in northern England still impresses new generations, to mention but that.

I think that Hadrian was a mixture of both wise ruler and autocrat. By the time he became Emperor, Hadrian had risen up through the ranks of the empire, and had already proven himself to be a capable general and administrator. The wisest thing he ever did was probably to scale back on Trajan's expansionism to consolidate and defend the Roman Empire, even at the cost of losing some territory. Hadrian took a rational approach of cost / benefit analysis - what did a region cost to administer versus what did it bring in in benefits and revenue? By the time Hadrian came along, Rome had already transitioned from a more democratic Republic to a more autocratic Empire.

Emperor Hadrian was a Great Ruler, and a Great Head of State, even today, He would be consider as a Great Politician, Great Reformer who loves his country and people. Bravo !

Hadrian's reign, in my historical analysis, marked the cultural and "architectonic" apogee of Rome. During his reign, several architectonic works were carried out not only in Rome itself, but throughout all the empire. Hadrian, for example, rebuilt the famous Pantheon of Agrippa, which was once, in my historical analysis, the greatest architectural masterpiece of Augustus' reign, that is, it was the main "symbol" of Augustus' intention to transform Rome into a "city of marble" ("marmoream relinquo, quam latericiam accepi"). Hadrian's intention to rebuild the Pantheon, for example, was not only intended to replace the original Pantheon built during Agrippa's third consulship (27 BC), but it was also intended to "symbolize" the glory of Rome.

Thank you for this wonderful documentary! The world needs to remember where it's been so it knows where it's going. I am like #600 and subscribed.

thank you for this video

One of the greatest emperors.

Fantastic documentary very informative

He right at the top. Remember Roam fell because it was over extended.

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I am of the mind that Hadrian was an exceptional leader of his time. He maintained Rome and kept it viable. He was not depraved like his predecessors and reads as being quite sane. I think it's important to remember his part in the current Middle Eastern Israel/Palestine problem, and the ramifications his actions had for fostering the harsh phenomenon of European antisemitism. He decisions left powerful marks lasting more than a millennium. This is most impressive.

Excellent documentary!, would you ever consider doing one on Marcus Aurelius please?!?!