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What-if Hadrian, instead of being the respected and overall praised ruler that he is seen as now, was psychotic very much like Caligula or Nero? How would this affect the Roman Empire during Hadrian's reign and in the future? Would this lead to the breakdown of the empire a lot earlier than in OTL as Rome misses out on the stability it greatly needed after Trajan's conquests? Would very little be changed and Hadrian would just be seen as another bad emperor in Rome's history?
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