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 ...
An exhibition, open today and visitable until February 23, 2025, presents to the public imperial portraiture from Hadrian's Villa in Tivoli (Rome), through a selection of ten exquisite marble ...
Near Tivoli, the Villa Adriana (or Hadrian's Villa) comprises 120 hectares of palaces, thermal baths and gardens. Conceived as an “ideal city” by Emperor Hadrian in the 2 nd century ...