Hadrian As A Warmonger?

Exactly what it says on the tin. Historically, Hadrian did all he could to preserve the Pax Romana, and was more concerned with culture than with war.

But say Hadrian applied his amazing skill and intelligence to warfare instead of art. Was Rome too far stretched at the time to be able to sustain more wars? Or could Hadrian have expanded the borders of Rome into Germania, modern day Scotland, or elsewhere?
 

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Exactly what it says on the tin. Historically, Hadrian did all he could to preserve the Pax Romana, and was more concerned with culture than with war.

But say Hadrian applied his amazing skill and intelligence to warfare instead of art. Was Rome too far stretched at the time to be able to sustain more wars? Or could Hadrian have expanded the borders of Rome into Germania, modern day Scotland, or elsewhere?
He'd be like Trajan. Successful, but not army-wise strong enough to hold on to his conquests. He could get a triumphal arc or column though.
 
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