Talk:Hadrian/GA4

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Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 14:34, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Currently reading. Reads very good so far, I don't expect larger issues. Comments to follow during the next days. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 14:34, 22 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Britannia and the West (122) – this paragraph leaves some open questions: The uprising and Hadrian's wall are discussed in the same paragraph, but there is no connection between both, right? Was there a specific threat that lead Hadrian to build the wall, or was it simply part of his general plan to stop expansion of the empire?
You have a lot of images, and they do not fit well with some display settings. I would suggest to make even more use of grouping to have two images side by side, to save vertical space in the image column.
"Temple of Zeus in Athens" image caption: I would link that to the temple directly.
Link Justin Martyr at first appearance.
You do not specifically state when the Second Roman–Jewish War actually broke out (ok, you give the range in the section title, but I did't get that while reading). Also, I was wondering if this uprising was triggered by Hadrians arrival, or if the latter was simply by chance? (Or did Hadrian came because of the uprising)? Could be clearer.
You consequently spell "Roman Imperial order" with Imperial in upper case. Shouldn't it be lower case (Roman imperial order)?
You could mention at some point that the empire reached its largest extends under Trajan. Did Hadrian fear that the empire was overstretched/too large to be maintainable? Maybe something to discuss.
please resolve the "citation needed" tag.
Terrific work that is very close to promotion. Pinging nominator User:Cerme and major contributors User:Векочел and User:Haploidavey. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 11:10, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
- A few sentences in the sections Greece and the East (130–132) and Sources and historiography are missing citations. Otherwise it is a very good article. Векочел (talk) 15:49, 25 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Cerme: please let me know if you are still on it. Otherwise we have to – again – archive this shortly due to lack of response. If I don't hear from you, I will archive the first of January. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 08:50, 25 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I.m still in, and I have begun to edit the artigle according to the GA review! Cerme (talk) 16:23, 26 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That is great to hear, let me know when it is time for me to take a second look! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:59, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Please, take a second look. I've done my best so far.Cerme (talk) 03:04, 24 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

User:Cerme: Thank you for your all those fixes so far. We are nearly there; the only remaining issue is that some sentences at the end of paragraphs do not come with a citation. This information is therefore not easily verifiable, but verifiability is an important GA criterion.

It would be especially important to find a source for this: Hadrian was physically active, and enjoyed hunting; when he was 14, Trajan called him to Rome and arranged his further education in subjects appropriate to a young Roman aristocrat. Hadrian's enthusiasm for Greek literature and culture earned him the nickname Graeculus ("Greekling"). Trajan married Paulina off to the three-times consul Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus; the couple had a daughter, Julia Serviana Paulina.--Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:57, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed this last little issue myself now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:32, 31 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]