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the borders Of Caledonia 10 the shores OF the Red
Sea, and from the Columns Of Hercules 70 the
oasis Of Palmyra II is the literal truth that new
cities al his nod and ancient cities were re-
stored A multitude Of towns created OF revived
by him, were named after him. Everywhere he
set up his tribunal Judge; bad administrators
and governors he punished with severity. He did
not suffer the condition Of his subjects to be put
before him in fictitious colors He regulated the
finances OF the provinces founded colonies, gave
constitutions to the towns; built streets and har
bors; promoted arts and sciences trade and agri-
culture He visited the camps OF the legtons on
the frontiers and established firm lines around the
Roman territory at the most dangerous points
in order 10 protect civilization from the inroads
OF the barbarinns Rome was never safer from
these incursions than during his peaceful reign.
II.
II was not only however, the obligations OF a
ruler that Hadran kept in view throug bout his
journeys He travelled much for pleasure as for
duty. Apart from his deep love of Helcnism, q
love which conservative Romans deemed ex cessive,
his nature was touched by the distinguishing
characteristic Of the Renaissance Of the fifteenth
century, by the ardent desire to know everything
worth knowing and 10 unveil all mysteries Spar
tanus says that he wished to see with his own
eyes everything that he had heard about.
and Tcrtullian was TO call him the inquirer
into all curiosites With something of q
modern travellers love for landscape Had
ri,n .scends high maintains to enjoy the
sunrise and the view over land and zen. He
,ais I'm tho mysterons Nile e1 plores the enyirons
of Ncppbia and tho minis of Thebos and rrycls in
III. ,ronders nj the davs nj the Pharoahs Like a
sentimental tourist he writes his name upon the
statue of Memnon. He goes into ecstacics over the
monuments of famous historical cities in Hellas
and All, Minor He rebuilds their TEMPLES He
,.vists tbe graves Of the heroes in lion of Mil,i-
,des and Ep,p,inondas. the grave of Alcibiades;
and also that of Pon,pcy in Potassium In
Trebzond he allows a statue to be erected on the
spot where Xcnophon and the remnant of the Ten
Thousand had once moro reached the sea. He is
initiated in the Eleusinian mysteries He OBJ
serves with fine irony the customs and religions
of notions and he discusses questions of philoso.
pby and even of grammar with the learned men
NJ Athens of SMYRNA and of Alexandria Heis all
the time however the Same traveller Who with the
eve of Roman commander, reviews the legions on
the borders of the Empire restores the relaxed
disc;pline of the troops and rears gigantic walls
and fortresses
Ills IN he noted that Hat!rian lavish as he was
in his expenditure for aesthetic purposes was the
reverse Of cfreminate in his personal haba In his
earb in his table. he was of almost Spartan sim
ridiculed the womnnish luxury Of fashionable
travellers no opportunity for sarcasm He entered
IN. v,rious countries of the Empire as unassum-
ingly as a private gentleman levied no contribu-
TONS upon them and Quilted them as an imperial
benefaotor He travelled without state and with
few followers On his marches he faced the hard
ships of every climate always with head uncover
ed on horseback or on foot: never in a carriage
He often marched for miles in front of his attend
ants armed like a Roman foot soldier in order,
like Trajan TO set his troops an example. In
camp he shared their fare Roman historian,
Aureius Victor, has ventured 10 say OF him
that he travelled through all the provinces OF the
Roman world on foot
II has been observed that the busts of Hadrian
show a foreign not Roman face possessing
neither the Latin beauty OF the Julian family nor
the mild gravity of the features of Trajan. The
face is more finely cut but strange to say, il is
neither sympathetic nor intellectual Artiicially
curled hair hangs over a brow which cannot be
called thong htful and the short beard which was
said 10 have been worn in order to conceal is
rather a Disagreement than ornament The
marble countcnance does not convey impress,
sion of all that was comprised in the character Of
this strange man He was a mass of contradc-
tons which no single portrait could display. In
him, on the one hand is encountered delight in
the intellect OF Greece and in Eastern sensualiy,
an enthusiastic love for art, extraordinary versa
tility sound judgment craftsmanship, humanity
and generosity. In him should nevertheless, be
recognized a darker side in his caprcious temper,
his inordinate vanity his love of irony and trifes
and his gloomy mysticism. Who could hope to
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