Which Hispanian town was the birthplace of Roman emperor Hadrian?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Italica
- Step 1: Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born on 24 January 76, in Italica (modern Santiponce, near Seville ), a Roman town founded by Italic settlers in the province of Hispania Baetica during the Second Punic War at the initiative of Scipio Africanus ; Hadrian's branch of the Aelia gens came from Hadria (modern Atri ), an ancient town in the Picenum region of Italia, the source of the name Hadrianus . Answer: Italica. Why not the others: Carthago Nova, Emerita Augusta, and Tarraco were other major Roman provincial capitals in Hispania, whereas Hadrian's family hailed from Italica.
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