Coin original Ancient Rome Emperor Hadrian's journey to Africa 130 AD SRIBLE Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus (January 24, 76, Italy near modern Seville, Spain - July 10, 138, Bahia near Naples) was a Roman emperor in the 117s. The winter of 122/123 years Adrian spent in Spain, from where he went to Africa, Mauritania. There he received the news of the war with Parthia, threatening Rome, and he was in a hurry to appear at the scene. Hadrian managed to defuse the situation through negotiations, but he remained until 124. He visited Antioch and Palmyra. He founded the city of Adrianople in Thrace. In winter 124/125 Adrian decided to spend time in Athens. The next year he accepted the consecration to the Eleusinian Mysteries. Adrian returned to Italy through Sicily, where he climbed the volcano Etna, from where he admired the sunset. In Rome, the emperor stayed until the summer of 128, and then again went to Africa. In Numidia, he inspected a military camp and watched the teachings of infantry and cavalry. Then through Asia Minor, he went to Syria, where he ascended Mount Kasii, from where he again admired the sunset. At 130, Hadrian visited Jerusalem, which had been in ruins since 70. Adrian decided to build a city called Colonia Aelia Capitolina on this site, and on the site of the Solomonic temple to erect a temple in honor of Jupiter the Capitol. Then the path of the emperor lay in Egypt, where his favorite Antin drowned in the Nile. On November 21, 130, Adrian visited the monument of the singing Memnon. The return route ran through Syria and Asia Minor. And when Adrian was going to go to Rome from Athens, he received the news of a new uprising of the Jews, which was suppressed violently.