Following Hadrian: A Second-Century Journey Through the Roman Empire by Elizabeth Speller

Following Hadrian: A Second-Century Journey Through the Roman Empire

Elizabeth Speller

361 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction biography history travel challenging informative slow-paced
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One of the greatest--and most enigmatic--Roman emperors, Hadrian stabilized the imperial borders, established peace throughout the empire, patronized the arts, and built an architectural legacy that lasts to this day: the great villa at Tivoli, th...

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