Hadrian: the restless emperor
In Hadrian, Anthony R. Birley brilliantly uses new evidence to chronicle the fascinating life of a man who, while broken and hated at his death, nevertheless left an indelible stamp on the Roman Empire. Birley shows how Hadrian brazenly abandoned his predecessor Trajan's eastern conquests, constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously Hadrian's Wall in Britain, to limit the expansion of the Empire. Hadrian portrayed himself as a second Augustus, and, unlike most …
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- Full title :Hadrian : the restless emperor / Anthony R. Birley.
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In Hadrian, Anthony R. Birley brilliantly uses new evidence to chronicle the fascinating life of a man who, while broken and hated at his death, nevertheless left an indelible stamp on the Roman Empire. Birley shows how Hadrian brazenly abandoned his predecessor Trajan's eastern conquests, constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously Hadrian's Wall in Britain, to limit the expansion of the Empire. Hadrian portrayed himself as a second Augustus, and, unlike most Roman emperors, acted rather than reacted. He promoted the "Greek Renaissance" extravagantly, but his attempt to Hellenize the Jews had disastrous consequences. Birley also explores Hadrian's dramatic personal life, including his tragic love affair with the young Antinous, whose death in the Nile caused speculation of suicide and even sacrifice.
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- Publication Date:1997.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1997.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xvii, 399 pages) : : illustrations, maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781135952266, 1135952264, 9780203407240, 0203407245
- oclc:ocn830322428
- LC Classification:DG295
- Dewey Decimal:937/.07/092
Table of Contents
A childhood in Flavian Rome -- The old dominion -- Military tribune -- Principatus et libertas -- The young general -- Archon at Athens -- The Parthian war -- A new ruler -- Return to Rome -- To the German frontier -- Hadran's wall -- A new Augustus -- Return to the east -- A summer in Asia -- A year in Greece -- Pater patriae -- Africa -- Hadrianus Olympius -- Death in the Nile -- Athens and Jerusalem -- The bitter end.
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