Hadrian (Ancients in Action)
Hadrian's Villa — the sunny pleasure dome and the caves of ice 7. Bread and circuses — keeping the people happy 8. Hadrian and Athens Christians and Jews The end Bibliography Index. It is detailed, covering an astonishing number of aspects of second-century Roman life; it is enlivened by humour, the author's personal experience, and modern comparisons.
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Most importantly, it provides a well-rounded, enlightening picture of Hadrian and his world. It is an essential introduction to the subject and would benefit readers from high-school age to seasoned academics.
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It offers readers a good mixture of ancient sources and modern scholarship. Morwood has given us a wonderful panorama of the Roman empire at its zenith, based on complete mastery of the modern scholarship.
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Lucid, accessible, and beautifully written, this book deserves the widest possible readership. James Morwood has produced a well-written and coherent introduction, with very up to date bibliography. He steers his way in sovereign fashion through the fragmentary sources as he follows Hadrian around the empire and manages to bring him to life.
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Hadrian (Ancients in Action) James Morwood: Bloomsbury Academic
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Looking in detail at key themes and topics of Hadrian's life, the title explores his Spanish background, his military service and initiatives of peace, his architectural legacy such as the Pantheon, his villa at Tivoli, his love of Athens and Athenian culture, his relationship with Antinous, and how he dealt with Christians and Jews. In addition to this, the title covers social aspects of life in the Roman empire in the second century: List of Figures Introduction Chronology 1.
Death on the Nile 2. Growing up in Rome and Spain 3. War and peace 5.
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Hadrian's Villa — the sunny pleasure dome and the caves of ice 7. Bread and circuses — keeping the people happy 8. Hadrian and Athens Christians and Jews The end Bibliography Index. It is detailed, covering an astonishing number of aspects of second-century Roman life; it is enlivened by humour, the author's personal experience, and modern comparisons.
Most importantly, it provides a well-rounded, enlightening picture of Hadrian and his world.
It is an essential introduction to the subject and would benefit readers from high-school age to seasoned academics. It offers readers a good mixture of ancient sources and modern scholarship.
Hadrian (117-138)
Morwood has given us a wonderful panorama of the Roman empire at its zenith, based on complete mastery of the modern scholarship. Lucid, accessible, and beautifully written, this book deserves the widest possible readership. James Morwood has produced a well-written and coherent introduction, with very up to date bibliography.