Hadrian

American  

[hey-dree-uhn] / ˈheɪ dri ən /

noun

1. Publius Aelius Hadrianus, a.d. 76–138, Roman emperor 117–138.

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Hadrian British  

/ ˈheɪdrɪən /

noun

1. Latin name Publius Aelius Hadrianus. 76–138 _ad , Roman emperor (117–138); adopted son and successor of Trajan. He travelled throughout the Roman Empire, strengthening its frontiers and encouraging learning and architecture, and in Rome he reorganized the army and codified Roman law

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Example Sentences

Last week, the Defense Department announced an agreement with Hadrian, an advanced manufacturing start-up, to help improve the production of submarines.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

One section of the exhibition consists of portrait busts of emperors such as Trajan and Hadrian grouped with their nearest and dearest—wives and designated followers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

He entombed his wife in the Mausoleum of Hadrian in Rome.

From National Geographic • Nov. 16, 2023

Together, they undertook a yearslong study of Villa Adriana, the 2nd-century dwelling of the Emperor Hadrian near Rome, which recorded important information about how an on-site temple employed sunlight during a solstice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2023

Hadrian afterwards assimilated the suicide of a Roman soldier to desertion.330 With these exceptions, the liberty appears to have been absolute, and the act was committed under the most various motives.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole