Stock Photo - Roman marble portrait bust of Emperor Hadrian, 117-138 AD found in the Horti Tauriani, Rome. The bust portrays an elderly Hadrian with a well worn expression from around 130AD. An enthusiastic builder Hadrian rebuilt the Pantheon and constructed the Temple of Venus and Roma as well as building Hadrian's Wall, which marked the northern limit of Roman Britain. His villa at Tivoli also showed Hadrian passion for water and Roman baths. Hadrian was regarded by some as a humanist and was philhellene in most of his tastes. He is regarded as one of the Five Good Emperors. MC inv 890, Capitoline Museums, Rome.

Stock Photo: Roman marble portrait bust of Emperor Hadrian, 117-138 AD found in the Horti Tauriani, Rome. The bust portrays an elderly Hadrian with a well worn expression.

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