Publius Aelius Hadrianus — a remark

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“My little soul, wandering, charming, guest and companion of the body, into what places will you now go?”

Original: Animula vagula blandula, hospes comesque corporis, quae nunc abibis in loca? — Reflects a tender, philosophical curiosity upon facing mortality. · Attributed deathbed address, Historia Augusta (Latin)

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Publius Aelius Hadrianus

24 January 76–10 July 138

Publius Aelius Hadrianus, known to history as Hadrian, was born on 24 January 76 and died on 10 July 138. He is remembered above all as Roman emperor from 117 to 138, builder of a great frontier wall in Britain, patron of Greek culture, architect of the Pantheon’s reconstruction, traveler across nearly every major…

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