CANCELLED - ADFAS Perth - Hadrian:
Due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to cancel and replace this lecture.
We apologise for any inconvenience
Hadrian is a Roman emperor we think we know. We know he built Hadrian’s Wall in northern Britain and imagine him as a man of peace, either travelling continuously through the empire or living a life of luxury in his villa at Tivoli, outside Rome.
But in reality, he was a person of huge contrasts. Adopted by the previous Emperor, Trajan, because of his skills as a shrewd politician and ruthless general, Hadrian, as his enemies discovered, was as capable of massacre as mercy. He was an obsessive in everything he did, from amateur architecture (despatching his court architect who dared to disagree with him!) to love. Though married to his wife Sabina for 40 years, Hadrian’s greatest love was a young man Antinous, whom Hadrian made a god after his suspicious death.
Today we find out more about Hadrian, this incredible, mysterious man.
We apologise for any inconvenience
Hadrian is a Roman emperor we think we know. We know he built Hadrian’s Wall in northern Britain and imagine him as a man of peace, either travelling continuously through the empire or living a life of luxury in his villa at Tivoli, outside Rome.
But in reality, he was a person of huge contrasts. Adopted by the previous Emperor, Trajan, because of his skills as a shrewd politician and ruthless general, Hadrian, as his enemies discovered, was as capable of massacre as mercy. He was an obsessive in everything he did, from amateur architecture (despatching his court architect who dared to disagree with him!) to love. Though married to his wife Sabina for 40 years, Hadrian’s greatest love was a young man Antinous, whom Hadrian made a god after his suspicious death.
Today we find out more about Hadrian, this incredible, mysterious man.
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State Library of WA, theatrette
25 Francis Road, Northbridge WA 6003
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