Hadrian
Arts, Politics and Economy
Published on 2. December 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
260 pages
978-0-86159-175-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book presents the proceedings of the 2009 conference relating to the 2008 exhibition at the British Museum entitled "Hadrian: Empire and Conflict" and complements and expands upon the exhibition catalogue. It covers such subjects as architecture, sculpture, archaeology, economics, numismatics and philhellenism and ranges over the Roman Empire from Britain and Spain in the West to Turkey and Georgia in the East. The original contributions by international scholars present the latest state of research and the first publication of some new material. Thorsten Opper is a curator of Greek and Roman sculpture at the British Museum. He organised the internationally acclaimed 2008 exhibition "Hadrian: Empire and Conflict" and authored the accompanying catalogue (British Museum Press 2008). He currently directs a fieldwork project at Hadrian's Villa, near Rome.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
200 illus, 100 col plates, maps and tables
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
661 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-86159-175-6 (9780861591756)
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Person
Thorsten Opper is a curator of Greek and Roman Sculpture at the British Museum, specializing in ancient portraiture, the Greek world in the Roman period, and the collecting and restoration of ancient sculpture in the eighteenth century. Thorsten joined the British Museum in 2001 from the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. His previous publications include Hadrian: Empire and Conflict (London, British Museum Press, 2008).
Content
T. Opper: Introduction
R. Abdy: Coinage for the empress: Sabina's hairstyle and chronology at the Roman mint
B. Adembri: The architectural decoration of Hadrian's Villa: new research prospects
D. Attanasio & M. Bruno: The newly discovered black and white marble quarries at Goektepe (Aphrodisias) and their use during Hadrian's times and the 2nd century ad
A. Birley: Britain under Trajan and Hadrian
M.T. Boatwright: What's in a Name? Hadrian's Pantheon and its Agrippan Inscription
K. Bradley: Recovering Hadrian: Fact and Fiction
S. Cascella: Hadrian and Matidia Minor in Sessa Aurunca: The decorative programme of the Roman Theater
A. Claridge: Hadrian's Monuments to Trajan
C. Evers: Images of a Divine Creature: the Brussels Antinoos and its workshop
R. Novelli & B. Marcotulli: The Hadrian Trail: how to transform an Emperor into an attraction
Z. Mari: New excavations at Hadrian's Villa
D. Mevorah et al: The Tel Shalem Hadrian and its context
T. Opper: Philhellenism with a Purpose? Hadrian and the Greek East
J. Remesal: Hispania: Hadrian's relationship with his home province
R. Rovira-Guardiola Re-shaping the Empire: Hadrian's Economic Policy
R. Tomber: Embassies and exchange in Hadrian's trade with the East
M. Odisheli-Vickers: Ancient Georgia and Rome
M. Ridder Waelkens, & S. Maegele: The colossal statue of Hadrian from the Roman Baths at Sagalassos. Typology, function and political context
M. Wilson-Jones: The date and design of the Pantheon in the light of recent scholarship
R. Abdy: Coinage for the empress: Sabina's hairstyle and chronology at the Roman mint
B. Adembri: The architectural decoration of Hadrian's Villa: new research prospects
D. Attanasio & M. Bruno: The newly discovered black and white marble quarries at Goektepe (Aphrodisias) and their use during Hadrian's times and the 2nd century ad
A. Birley: Britain under Trajan and Hadrian
M.T. Boatwright: What's in a Name? Hadrian's Pantheon and its Agrippan Inscription
K. Bradley: Recovering Hadrian: Fact and Fiction
S. Cascella: Hadrian and Matidia Minor in Sessa Aurunca: The decorative programme of the Roman Theater
A. Claridge: Hadrian's Monuments to Trajan
C. Evers: Images of a Divine Creature: the Brussels Antinoos and its workshop
R. Novelli & B. Marcotulli: The Hadrian Trail: how to transform an Emperor into an attraction
Z. Mari: New excavations at Hadrian's Villa
D. Mevorah et al: The Tel Shalem Hadrian and its context
T. Opper: Philhellenism with a Purpose? Hadrian and the Greek East
J. Remesal: Hispania: Hadrian's relationship with his home province
R. Rovira-Guardiola Re-shaping the Empire: Hadrian's Economic Policy
R. Tomber: Embassies and exchange in Hadrian's trade with the East
M. Odisheli-Vickers: Ancient Georgia and Rome
M. Ridder Waelkens, & S. Maegele: The colossal statue of Hadrian from the Roman Baths at Sagalassos. Typology, function and political context
M. Wilson-Jones: The date and design of the Pantheon in the light of recent scholarship