Hadrian moved to Rome at age 14 and continued his upward rise in Roman circles of power. When he was 22 in A.D. 98, Trajan became Roman emperor.

Engineers believe Hadrian’s Aqueduct, which was constructed in the second century, can help the city conserve dwindling water ...

The "secret" journeys of Emperor Hadrian have been discovered on a white marble slab in an ancient Roman city. The white marble, found in the Ostia Antica archeological park, southwest of Rome ...

A section of an aqueduct thought to have been built by the Roman emperor Hadrian to supply water to Corinth from ancient Tenea was among the project's most notable archeological finds, ...

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Blaundos, located in Uşak Province in western Turkey, revealed a marble inscription dedicated to Roman Emperor Hadrian, Anadolu Agency reported ...

Notice to all ancient history buffs! The head of a once 15-foot-tall statue of Marcus Aurelius, one of the earlier Roman emperors, has been discovered in Turkey. From Iran-based Press TV: The ...

Villa Adriana, or Hadrian's Villa, is a Unesco World Heritage Site in Tivoli, Italy, that spans 200 acres and was built around 210 A.D. by Roman leader Hadrian. DeAgostini / Getty Images Talk ...

Memoirs of Hadrian, a seminal novel about the life and death of a Roman emperor, is becoming a TV series. The 1951 novel, which explores the life of Hadrian from his childhood through his ascent ...

Britain is in the throes of Hadrian-mania, partly anticipating director John Boorman's coming-but-delayed movie based on the 1951 novel "Memoirs of Hadrian" by Marguerite Yourcenar. But the ...

Archaeologists working at the sprawling 200-acre site of Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli have discovered a breakfast room where the Roman emperor would dine with his wife, Vibia Sabina. Now a UNESCO ...

Brit helmer John Boorman is reviving his long-mooted project about the life of Roman Emperor Hadrian, most famous in Blighty for building the eponymous wall that separated England and Scotland.