“A fascinating insight into the mind of the Roman emperor.”—Sunday Telegraph (London) Born in A.D. 76, Hadrian lived through and ruled during a tempestuous era, a time when the Colosseum was opened to the public and Pompeii was buried under a mountain of lava and ash. Acclaimed author Anthony Everitt vividly recounts Hadrian’s thrilling life, in which the emperor brings a century of disorder and costly warfare to a peaceful conclusion while demonstrating how a monarchy can be compatible with good governance. What distinguished Hadrian’s rule, according to Everitt, were two insights that inevitably ensured the empire’s long and prosperous future: He ended Rome’s territorial expansion, which had become strategically and economically untenable, by fortifying her boundaries (the many famed Walls of Hadrian), and he effectively “Hellenized” Rome by anointing Athens the empire’s cultural center, thereby making Greek learning and art vastly more prominent in Roman life. By making splendid use of recently discovered archaeological materials and his own exhaustive research, Everitt sheds new light on one of the most important figures of the ancient world.
Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome
#ad
Author: Everitt, Anthony
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780812978148
Details:
Author: Everitt, Anthony
Brand: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Color: Black
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 448
Release Date: 14-09-2010
Part Number: Illustrated
Package Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780812978148
