Hadrian
Subtitle: empire and conflict
By: Thorsten Opper.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780674030954
Subjects: Hadrian, -- Emperor of Rome, -- 76-138 -- Exhibitions; Emperors -- Rome -- Biography -- Exhibitions; Rome -- Antiquities -- Exhibitions; Rome -- History -- Hadrian, 117-138 -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions.; Biography
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."--Jacket.
Notes: Accompanies exhibition by the same name held at the British Museum, July 24-Oct. 26, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A new elite; title: War and peace; title: Architecture and identity; title: Villa Tiburtis; title: Antinous; title: Sabina; title: Death and succession.