Lunchtime Lecture - ‘Hadrian: the traveller’
Part of our 'Imperial Lives' Lunchtime Lecture series. Hear about the life of the Roman Emperor Hadrian
The Roman Emperor Hadrian is one of the most famous of all emperors, not least here in Britain where he had constructed the great wall that still bears his name. Hadrian was a great traveller, and visited every province in the empire during his reign. Although now well thought of, the lack of time he spent at Rome combined, his great passion for Greek culture and his turbulent relationship with his wife made him unpopular in the Imperial capital. This lecture will explore the life of Hadrian using classical sources, and discuss the idea that Hadrian was a flawed ruler whose respectable modern reputation is not all that it seems.
This lecture will be delivered by our Collections Access Officer (archaeology). The lecture begins at 12.30 and will last approximately 30 minutes, in The Collection's auditorium, and is FREE. There is no need to book in advance.
This lecture is part of a series of six Lunchtime Lectures entitled 'Imperial Lives: Six Roman Emperors with British connections'. The other lectures in the series are:
15 August 2014 - 'Claudius: the idiot'
12 September 2014 - 'Domitian: the tyrant'
10 October 2014 - 'Hadrian: the traveller'
14 November 2014 - 'Septimius Severus: the popular dictator'