Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome - Couverture souple

Everitt, Anthony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781851069 ISBN 13 : 9781781851067

Editeur : Head of Zeus, 2013

Synopsis

Born and bred in what is now northern Spain to a family of olive-oil magnates, Hadrian was lucky enough to benefit from the patronage of his maternal cousin, Trajan, who would later become emperor, and who named Hadrian his successor on his death in AD 117.

After suppressing the Jewish revolt that had started under Trajan (memorably depicted in Josephus' Jewish War), Hadrian brought years of turbulence to an end. He presided over Rome's expansion to its greatest extent, travelling all over his empire to fortify its borders and, notably, building a wall to demarcate its northern extreme in the island of Britain (as well as another in Germany). Hadrian also 'Hellenized' the cultural life of the empire, and left an extraordinary legacy, yet he remains one of the least-known of Rome's emperors.

Using exhaustive research, Anthony Everitt unveils the private life and character of this most successful of emperors, in the most vivid and exciting retelling of his story to date.

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À propos de l?auteur

Anthony Everitt is a former visiting professor in the visual and performing arts at Nottingham Trent University and previously served as secretary general of the Arts Council of Great Britain. He has written extensively on European culture and history, and is the author of Cicero, Augustus, Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome, The Rise of Rome, and The Rise of Athens. Everitt lives near Colchester, England's first recorded town, founded by the Romans.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Head of Zeus
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1781851069
• ISBN 13: 9781781851067
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432
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• Personne responsable: non disponible