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Hadrian and the triumph of Rome

Everitt delivers an account of the former orphan who became Roman emperor in A.D. 117 after the death of his guardian Trajan. Hadrian strengthened Rome by ending territorial expansion and fortifying existing borders. And--except for the uprising he triggered in Judea--his strength-based diplomacy brought peace to the realm after a century of warfare.

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  • "PLAYAWAY. In the first major account of the emperor in nearly a century, Anthony Everitt presents a biography of the man whom he calls arguably "the most successful of Rome's rulers". 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. Everitt vividly recounts his thrilling life, in which the emperor brought a century of disorder and costly warfare to a peaceful conclusion while demonstrating how a monarchy can be compatible with good governance. Hadrian was brave and astute as well as an accomplished huntsman, poet, and student of philosophy."
  • "In the first major account of the emperor in nearly a century, Anthony Everitt presents a biography of the man whom he calls arguably "the most successful of Rome's rulers". 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. Everitt vividly recounts his thrilling life, in which the emperor brought a century of disorder and costly warfare to a peaceful conclusion while demonstrating how a monarchy can be compatible with good governance. Hadrian was brave and astute as well as an accomplished huntsman, poet, and student of philosophy."
  • "In Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome - the first major account of the emperor in nearly a century - Anthony Everitt presents a biography of the man whom he calls arguably "the most successful of Rome's rulers."" "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. 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. Hadrian was brave and astute - despite his sometimes prickly demeanor - as well as an accomplished huntsman, poet, and student of philosophy."."
  • "Everitt delivers an account of the former orphan who became Roman emperor in A.D. 117 after the death of his guardian Trajan. Hadrian strengthened Rome by ending territorial expansion and fortifying existing borders. And--except for the uprising he triggered in Judea--his strength-based diplomacy brought peace to the realm after a century of warfare."@en

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