Happy 1950th birthday, Hadrian!
In keeping with tradition, I made Hadrian a birthday cake. 
This year, I chose a keto recipe Sewolm (a type of cheesecake), my favorite sweet cake from Antiquities.
It was served with savory cheesecake Melasma wonderfully sweet and spiced white wine, usually served before a main meal and therefore an aperitif. Propino Tabi!
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Nineteen hundred years ago, Hadrian celebrated his 50th birthday (Natalis is dead) towards him Villa in Tivolilocated 21 miles east of Rome. Returning to Italy after extensive travels (Germany, Britain, Gaul, East) in May 125, Hadrian took up residence there until he set out on his second voyage in 128. Parts of the villa were still under construction in 126, but since then a number of key premises, such as the so-called Maritime Theater, belonged to an island, as well as an island quality theater.
Hadrian almost certainly celebrated his birthday in the new monumental center of the villa, which dates back to the first construction phase. By then, the villa already had several ceremonial spaces, complete or near completion, designed for receptions, displays, and imperial self-presentations. One of the most luxurious and monumental complexes of villas, the so-called Piazza d’Oro, would have been the perfect location for such a celebration, as it served as a banqueting area with a series of rooms and a peristyle garden decorated with fountains and pathways, where hundreds of guests could be feasted and received. The Piazza d’Oro overlooks the panorama of the Tempe Valley to its east, and below is an oval-shaped structure, traditionally considered an arena for gladiatorial combat.
In Rome, he might have put on a gladiatorial show as he did on his 43rd birthday in 119. The celebrations continued for six consecutive days (read Here) Dio Cassius and The Historia Augusta It is reported that many wild animals were slaughtered, including 100 tigers and 100 tigers. Apart from the bloody spectacles, a large number of small wooden balls were thrown into the crowd along with various gifts.
“On his birthday, he [Hadrian] gave the people free the usual spectacle and killed many wild beasts, so that a hundred lions, for example, and a similar number of tigresses fell on this single occasion. He also distributed gifts by means of small balls which he threw to men and circuses, in separate broadcasts for men and women. Dave, 69.8.2
No such incident is reported on his 50th birthday. However, a piece of Fasti Ostiense It is mentioned that in 126, Hadrian gave six days of spectacular games, with 1,835 couples fighting alongside gladiators in the Circus Maximus to celebrate the completion of the Temple’s restoration of divorce.for , for , for , . A large sacred complex Domitian built in the Campus Martis (read more Here)
