Hadrian Proclaimed Emperor

Date: August 11, 117 • Location: Rome, Italy

Hadrian is proclaimed Roman emperor, two days after Trajan's death.

Year 117 (CXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Niger and Apronianus. The denomination 117 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.