Hadrian’s Wall in Britain “and a host of other monuments, attest to his taste, activity, and power,” French romantic writer Chateaubriand noted in 1803 on a visit to the emperor’s villa at ...

At Villa Adriana, built by the emperor Hadrian in the second century A.D., these column surrounded a private retreat ringed by water. Susan Wright Photography In A.D. 143 or 144, when he was in ...

Discover the ancient grandeur of Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli, Italy, with stunning drone footage showcasing this UNESCO World ...

his "games," his famous villa, his journeys, his eremenos Antinous, and so on. The last chapter looks at Hadrian’s final years and evaluate him as both man and emperor. Morwood writes well, seasoning ...

Hadrian’s vast villa at Tivoli and even the underwater ruins of Claudius’s pleasure palace on the Bay of Naples, Mary gives us her unique insights into the emperors’ lives behind the scenes ...

Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...

Hadrian’s Wall in northern England was built to mark the boundaries of the Roman Empire and to keep the Scots out. Constructed after the visit of Emperor Hadrian in 122 AD by the Roman army ...