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If someone found the great Aelius chilling in the Elysian Fields and told him he is very popular in some obscure forums for curb stomping an insignificant Levantine tribe, he would be deeply insulted and may even rape the unfortunate messenger.
Hadrian probably forgot about Judaea the minute he stopped smelling its smouldering ruins. For him it was just some minor inconvenience. He accomplished much more than that. The only emperor to have visited all provinces, an efficient and effective ruler who put state interests first and tried his best to revive the moribund Hellenistic culture. Moreover he picked a more than worthy successor like Nerva and Trajan had done, therefore buying the Romans at least one more generation of peace and prosperity which is no small task.

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