Round 4: 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 (-5[1])in caves after his forces captured Betar. This ruler rebuilt a destroyed city as Aelia (-5[1])Capitolina, which (10[1])may have helped spark the Bar Kokhba revolt. This ruler’s villa at Tivoli held a statue of his deified lover (10[1])Antinous. This emperor ordered the construction of a 73-mile (10[1])fortification to defend against attacks by the Picts. (10[1])For 10 points, name this successor of Trajan, a Roman emperor who built a namesake (10[1])wall in Britannia. ■END■

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