RP 175: Hadrian: Art, Politics and Economy

A collection of research into the Roman Emperor Hadrian.<br> <br> <em>Hadrian: Art, Politics and Economy</em> presents new research by leading scholars on one of the most important Roman Emperors, covering a wide range of aspects of Hadrian's life and reign, including recent finds and their subsequent history and reception.<br> <br> The papers collected here comment on a variety of topics including architecture, sculpture and numismatics concerning the Roman Empire as a whole, from Britain and Spain in the West to Turkey and Georgia in the East.<br> <br> This book is a publication of the proceedings of the 2009 conference relating to the 2008 British Museum exhibition, <em>Hadrian: Empire and Conflict</em>.<br> <br> <strong>Editor</strong><br> <br> <strong>Thorsten Opper</strong> is a curator of Greek and Roman sculpture at the British Museum and the author of <em>Hadrian: Empire and Conflict</em>.

A collection of research into the Roman Emperor Hadrian.

Hadrian: Art, Politics and Economy presents new research by leading scholars on one of the most important Roman Emperors, covering a wide range of aspects of Hadrian’s life and reign, including recent finds and their subsequent history and reception.

The papers collected here comment on a variety of topics including architecture, sculpture and numismatics concerning the Roman Empire as a whole, from Britain and Spain in the West to Turkey and Georgia in the East.

The book is a publication of the proceedings of the 2009 conference relating to the 2008 British Museum exhibition Hadrian: Empire and Conflict.