The imperial palace
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Hadrian built himself a vast palace in the
countryside, the villa Adriana in Tivoli about 30 kilometres east
of Rome.
It was a huge complex, designed to accommodate thousands of
people. It was his administrative capital and represents his empire
in miniature.
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