The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03

warrant the conjecture that they were reward for
a freely given sacrifice and an attestaton TO the
world at large of a noble decd inspired by heroic
self -abnega alton 1t Is certain that Hadrian be
walled Anunous with unmenslred grief and with
"womanish toata" Muiebriter fern is the Latin
phrase with great pomp, he had the youth
buried in Besa, and assigned TO his star place in
the Milky Way between the Eagle and the Zodiac
| Thus this extraordinary episode OF the Emperor's
| Nile journey gave a new god TO the paEanism
which was fast vanishing and it's last ideal figure
! 10 ancient art In the second part Of the book
before U.S. whole chapter is devoted 10 the statues
Of AntinUus These were numberless, and so
! the has reefs and gems which had for their
subject the fnvorte of the Emperor Although
the represcn tntions all to some extent ideal,
there is historical portrait for their foundation.
The sculptured Antnous hns a personality. In
| every xtant statue face bowed down, full
| OF melancholy beauty, with decpset eyes, slightly
| arched eyebrows and with abundant curls falling
over the forehead. The thick lips the broad
chest and the efeminae figure suggest sensuality,
but the suggestion is redeemed by traits of mean-
choly. The whole is the beautiful expression OF a
nature which combined the Greek and the Asiatic,
| only slightly idealized. Knowing as We do the
| fate of Antinous we read it in this sorrovful
figure for the artists knew of the death Of sacrifice
to which Antinous was by many believed TO have
dedicated himself The mysterious sadness in
the coun,enancc would attract the observer, even
II he could not give the name TO the statue.
In his first choice OF a successor Hadran seems
10 have been influenced by the rare beauty and
charming manners OF Lucius Commodus Ncrus,
the son. law OF a man who at the beginning OF
the Emperor's reign, had been put to death for
treason The wit and conversation Of Verus were
brilliant and he composed Latin and Greek verses
"a adj hmaelf wi IN look cd induRently
upon his excuses He invented pasty which the
Emperor liked, and which consisted OF sow's
udder and parts OF pheasant peacock. ham and
wild boar contained in a crust OF sugar. He also
invented n specially artistic bed hung with net
work curtains on which. perfumcd with Persian
incense, he was in the habit of reposing, ovid's
"Amorcs" in his hand. He masked his runners,
whom he caused to run numerically, as winged
Cupids giving them the names Of the winds
When his wife complained of his intrigues, he
quietly reoincd wife is title of honor and does
not denote pleasure" A man like Verus might
have suited the times Of Caligula or Nitellius,
but not an ago which was strongly influenced by
Stole philosophy. AS a matter Of fact. he was
mover TO rule for he died about six months before
his adaptive father The memory Of Nerus was
kept alive for a time by a son who resemhlcd him,
and who, when he grew up. had the honor Of being
tolerated as colleague by Marcus Aurelius
".
Disappointed in his first choice OF a SUCCESSOR
the eyes OF the dying Hadrian fell upon Aurelius
Antoninus, subsequently known Antoninus
Plus, man Of ffty-two. A senator and philos-
opher he did not covet the purple Hadrian gave
him time TO consider whether he would accept his
offer and the condition attached 10 it, namely
that he should himself adopt two young men,
Marcus Annius Verus, afterwards known as
Marcus Aurelius. and Lucius Verus son of the
Verus who had been made Caesar and who had
just died. To this Antoninus agreed, and the
Roman world owed two rulers, the ornaments of
the Empire to Hadrians wise selection. 1t
the laters last gift to his subjects. and Of many
benefits II the greatest
In the time of Hadrian, the Roman Empire
extended as we have seen, from the Atlantic To
the Euphrates, from Scotland To Mount Atlas
and the cataracts of the Nile. Gregorovius com
putes at 90 O0O 900 the number OF its inhabitants
In our day We should not consider such an em-
pirc remarkable for its population or for its extent
inasmuch as the geographical dimensions Of the
Russian well as of the British dominions
coed those Of the Roman The Roman Empire,
however, stood out prominently among all ancient
states comprising in itself the noblest Of civil
lized peoples, the most beautiful countries, and
the most famous cities and, consequently, IL
regarded the historic centre Of ancient life
-u ', 49,, VI VI. pr'p',' ~ w ISL eu
" Wv. y, -. 49, - :. -. N..,'--..,. - ~,
Wv. ~ " W., -, .
.a.' ','. 'sN' ' 40, 1.'N ~ A..
w" WV, ,,", Wv. Nm e ~ VI VI. 'a'
D''''i' , e't""ei vi, l. III ~ $50 w.
ass ''n"'""''e' Ei"uus''' :" 'N"nu .i'., WI
WI. - w "e .l.>-s'r 10y ID oou
pa., VI ". w. mus =. pa., VI WV ~ ''''
vi Wv ''" '' II, INV " p'' ~, Va VI. -
'n'''E'oi y, VIC ,-'np''e ""' ''' sum
80 VI WV .nS ~. - nv W
We" az IA s0,en,' ooui poi'u,a' "Nu "",N' no9.
NIeaN"S '''.Nu'is W NC ~
- s, '''n -,
nov p''A"U"s WAN VIC u'"i
'"m " ''.i 7'1.oo III ,Hi', anu ii'io"' ou. a no"
,'"e ''i n"u "'i'o' ou' Vi 'uuos,'' on" "'.' ~,
ns"n va" 'Ne n'ie " ep,'on ui'ous "ou' .no
noui'e''"i'ni, p"siiL VII Tue o'i'er manu-. "e
'oi.ia"' anu ''io nio',one' VIZ ue pio'''N''a'''
""uVn' VI '''o VI, "o'in' '''e 'o,n'i "H
anu i"mSNeIs" VIC io''ef as men vi e'' anu 'u''
'uie Inc r-h'pro was uNiueu seos'"pinc""S
Do'"e'n Wv 'Wo nauu"nuoS, III. ra'' ICING