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Hadrian was appointed as emperor at Trajan's death bed. He had to deal with multiple issues in 117, the suppression of the Jewish revolt of the Kitos War, the loss of the Parthian territories and above that, also the Iazyges and the Roxolani in Dacia and Moesia revolted. Hadrian decided to abandon the conquest of the Parthian Empire, naming Parthamaspates, vassal king of Parthia for Trajan, as vassal king of Osroene and Armenia. But, most of Armenia was Parthian. Moesia Inferior was abandoned to the Roxolani and part of the Iazyges became Roman vassals.

When the jewish revolt was quelled in 117, the Jewish rebels under Lukuas fled to Judea and entrenched themselves in Lydda, a city reconquered by Marcius Turbo in 118. 118 also saw a rebellion of the Brigantes in Britain, which was ended by governor Quintus Pompeius Falco. Hadrian's Wall was created after the revolt.

In 123, Hadrian crushed a rebellion of the Berbers in Mauretania. A treaty was made with the Parthians in the 120s, ensuring that Armenia and Osroene were to be Roman vassal states. Hadrian accepted the Parthian candidate for the Armenian throne under Roman sovereignty.



Bar Kokhba revolt

Hadrian liked to travel and improve the imperial defenses. When he came to Judea in 130, he felt sorry for the Jews, because Jerusalem was a ruin since 70. He rebuild the city in Roman fashion, much to the dismay of the Jews, who regarded it is sacrilege. When Hadrian forbade circumcision, the limit was reached for the Jews. A violent messianic revolt under the leadership of Simon bar Kokhba emerged. It took 3 years (132-135) for the Romans to end the revolt. In the aftermath, judea was renamed into Palestine.