Honest about Hadrian

A historical first (in more ways than one): The British Museum in London will be putting on a big exhibition on Roman emperor Hadrian starting at the end of July. The historical first is that the show will bluntly portray Hadrian as a gay man. Up to now museums have been quite content to not mention the subject. For those not up on Roman history, Hadrian was an important emperor, adding a lot of territory to the empire, including Britannia. Hadrian's Wall was built along the northern edge of his British holdings, near the modern border with Scotland.