Round 5: Tossup 20

This man sent a carefully worded letter apologizing for his soldiers’ haste in proclaiming him ruler while he governed Syria. This ruler supposedly dictated a poem addressed to a “little drifter” from his deathbed. This ruler commissioned a poem from Pancrates about his hunt of the Marousian lion, which was also depicted on the Arch of Constantine. Rebels against this ruler took shelter in caves after his forces captured Betar. This ruler rebuilt a destroyed city as Aelia (10[1])Capitolina, (10[1])which may have helped (10[1])spark the Bar Kokhba revolt. This ruler’s villa at Tivoli held a statue of his deified lover Antinous. This emperor ordered the construction of a 73-mile fortification to defend against attacks by the Picts. For 10 points, name this successor of Trajan, a Roman emperor who built a namesake wall in Britannia. ■END■

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