Hadrian: Empire and Conflict
- ISBN-10
- 0674030958
- ISBN-13
- 9780674030954
- Category
- Emperors
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Author
- Thorsten Opper
Description
"Hadrian, a Roman emperor, the builder of Hadrian's Wall in the north of England, a restless and ambitious man who was interested in architecture and was passionate about Greece and Greek culture. Is this the common image today of the ruler of one of the greatest powers of the ancient world?" "Published to complement a major exhibition at the British Museum, this wide-ranging book rediscovers Hadrian. The sharp contradictions in his personality are examined, previous concepts are questioned and myths that surround him are exploded." --Book Jacket.
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