Talk:Hadrian/GA4

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Reviewer: Jens Lallensack (talk · contribs) 14:34, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Currently reading. Reads very good so far, I don't expect larger issues. Comments to follow during the next days. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 14:34, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

• Britannia and the West (122) – this paragraph leaves some open questions: The uprising and Hadrian's wall are discussed in the same paragraph, but there is no connection between both, right? Was there a specific threat that lead Hadrian to build the wall, or was it simply part of his general plan to stop expansion of the empire?
• You have a lot of images, and they do not fit well with some display settings. I would suggest to make even more use of grouping to have two images side by side, to save vertical space in the image column.
• "Temple of Zeus in Athens" image caption: I would link that to the temple directly.
• Link Justin Martyr at first appearance.
• You do not specifically state when the Second Roman–Jewish War actually broke out (ok, you give the range in the section title, but I did't get that while reading). Also, I was wondering if this uprising was triggered by Hadrians arrival, or if the latter was simply by chance? (Or did Hadrian came because of the uprising)? Could be clearer.
• You consequently spell "Roman Imperial order" with Imperial in upper case. Shouldn't it be lower case (Roman imperial order)?
• You could mention at some point that the empire reached its largest extends under Trajan. Did Hadrian fear that the empire was overstretched/too large to be maintainable? Maybe something to discuss.
• please resolve the "citation needed" tag.
• Terrific work that is very close to promotion. Pinging nominator User:Cerme and major contributors User:Векочел and User:Haploidavey. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 11:10, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
  • A few sentences in the sections Greece and the East (130–132) and Sources and historiography are missing citations. Otherwise it is a very good article. Векочел (talk) 15:49, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

@Cerme: please let me know if you are still on it. Otherwise we have to – again – archive this shortly due to lack of response. If I don't hear from you, I will archive the first of January. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 08:50, 25 December 2018 (UTC)

I.m still in, and I have begun to edit the artigle according to the GA review! Cerme (talk) 16:23, 26 December 2018 (UTC)

That is great to hear, let me know when it is time for me to take a second look! --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:59, 2 January 2019 (UTC)

Please, take a second look. I've done my best so far.Cerme (talk) 03:04, 24 January 2019 (UTC)

User:Cerme: Thank you for your all those fixes so far. We are nearly there; the only remaining issue is that some sentences at the end of paragraphs do not come with a citation. This information is therefore not easily verifiable, but verifiability is an important GA criterion.

• It would be especially important to find a source for this: Hadrian was physically active, and enjoyed hunting; when he was 14, Trajan called him to Rome and arranged his further education in subjects appropriate to a young Roman aristocrat. Hadrian's enthusiasm for Greek literature and culture earned him the nickname Graeculus ("Greekling"). Trajan married Paulina off to the three-times consul Lucius Julius Ursus Servianus; the couple had a daughter, Julia Serviana Paulina.--Jens Lallensack (talk) 12:57, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

• Fixed this last little issue myself now. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 21:32, 31 January 2019 (UTC)