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No Emperor was more interested in the provinces than Hadrian. He personally visited every province and inspected it. He was a capable administrator and he cracked down on abuses and established efficient provincial administrations. He also sought to integrate local elites further into the Roman system. He encouraged local cities to hold festivals in honor of Rome and the Emperor. Hadrian respected local cultures and sought to encourage local government in the Roman World. The best example of this was the establishment of the ‘Panhellion’ in Greece .<ref>Boatwright, Mary T. Hadrian and the Cities of the Roman Empire. Princeton University Press, 2003, p. 147</ref>.  This was a collection of Greek city-states, who had celebrated religious and cultural festivals. This was designed to encourage local elites to take part in the government of cities. The Panhellion and the patronage of Greece by Hadrian are seen as leading to the socio-economic revival of the Greek-speaking provinces in the Roman World and the flourishing of Hellenic culture known as the ‘Second Sophistic’ Sophistic.’<ref>Boatwright, p 119</ref>. Hadrian’s policies were able to successfully foster development in many areas of the Roman World and yet at the same time, integrated them further into the Empire.