Rome Jin No Monogatari 26 (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Hadrian, who knew the importance of security better than anyone else, spent most of his reign inspecting the empire's frontiers and firmly established the empire's defense system. However, when Hadrian returned to Rome after successfully completing his duties, he continued to speak and act in ways that diverged from the sensibilities of the Roman people, and he ended his life in disgrace. The reign of his successor, Antoninus Pius, was to be the last, but peace and order continued to prevail throughout the empire. How was this possible?

安全保障の重要性を誰よりも知っていたハドリアヌスは、治世の大半を使って帝国の辺境を視察し続け、帝国の防衛体制を磐石なものとした。しかしその責務を無事終えローマに戻ったハドリアヌスは、ローマ市民の感覚とは乖離する言動をとり続け、疎まれながらその生涯を終える。そして時代は後継者アントニヌス・ピウスの治世に移るが、帝国全域で平穏な秩序は保たれ続けた。それはなぜ可能だったのか。