1. Marble bust of the Roman emperor Hadrian wearing military dress
Marble bust of the Roman emperor Hadrian wearing military dress. From Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, Lazio, Italy, c. AD 118–130.
All images are © The Trustees of the British Museum except where indicated.

2. Map of the Roman Empire in the time of Hadrian.

3. Bronze head of the Roman Emperor Hadrian
Bronze head of the Roman Emperor Hadrian. 2nd century AD, found in London in 1834.

4. Marble bust of the emperor Trajan, Hadrian’s predecessor and guardian, c. AD 108-117.

5. Relief from a Roman state monument
Relief from a Roman state monument. This is a resin cast of the 2nd century AD original at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire.

6. Marble bust of the emperor Hadrian wearing military dress
Marble bust of the emperor Hadrian wearing military dress. From Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli, Lazio, Italy, c AD

7. Map of Roman Empire
Gold coin from from the end of Hadrian’s reign, but shows him as a young man. On the reverse is Hadrian in military dress and holding spear, standing right between three standards. C. AD  or later.

8. Plaster cast of statue of Hadrian in cuirass, 2nd century AD © Museo della Civilta Romana, Rome, Italy.

9. Bronze torso and head of cuirassed statue of Hadrian found in Israel, 2nd century AD © Israel Museum, Jerusalem.

10. Hadrian’s Wall. Photograph: Roger Clegg. © Roger Clegg 2008.

11. Writing-tablet from the fort at Vindolanda, Northumberland, late 1st or early 2nd century AD. A letter from Niger and Brocchus to Flavius Cerialis.
Translation:
'Niger and Brocchus to their Cerialis, greeting. We pray, brother that what you are about to do will be most successful. It will be so, indeed, since it is both in accord with our wishes to make this prayer on your behalf and you yourself are most worthy. You will assuredly meet our governor quite soon. (2nd hand) We pray, our lord and brother, that you are in good health ... expect ... (?).
Back: (1st hand) 'To Flavius Cerialis, prefect of the cohort ...'
This brief letter is about a matter of some importance to Cerealis, the unit commander, a forthcoming meeting with the governor of the province of Britain. In a draft letter on another tablet Cerealis had enlisted the aid of a well-placed intermediary to secure this meeting, so it would appear he had been successful.

12. Keys found in the Cave of Letters, 2nd century AD, near Jerusalem, Israel © Israel Antiquities Authority.

13. Marble statue of Vibia Sabina from the Villa Adriana (Hadrian’s Villa), 2nd century AD © Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Lazio, Villa Adriana, Italy.

14. The Pantheon, Rome, Italy
The Pantheon, Rome, Italy. Rebuilt in AD by Emperor Hadrian to replace a previous structure commissioned by Agrippa in 27 BC.

15. The Maritime Theatre at Hadrian's Villa (Villa Adriano),Tivoli, Italy, 2nd century AD.

16. Hadrian’s Mausoleum (Castel Sant’Angelo) and the Ponte Sant’Angelo, once the site of the Pons Aelius (Bridge of Hadrian) in Rome.

17. Gilded bronze peacock from the Musei Vaticani, Rome, AD 117–138
Gilded bronze peacock from the Musei Vaticani, Rome, AD 117–138. © Musei Vaticani / Alessandro Bracchetti.