Round 3: 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 (-5[1])Constantine. Rebels against this ruler took shelter in caves after his forces captured Betar. This ruler rebuilt a destroyed city (10[1])as Aelia Capitolina, which (-5[1])may have helped spark the (-5[2])Bar Kokhba revolt. (10[2])This ruler’s villa at Tivoli (-5[1])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, (10[1])name this successor of Trajan, a Roman emperor (10[1])who built a namesake wall in (10[1])Britannia. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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