Hadrian: Arts, Politics and Economy

by Thorsten Opper (Editor)

This book presents the proceedings of the 2009 conference relating to the 2008 exhibition at the British Museum entitled " Empire and Conflict" and complements and expands upon the exhibition catalogue. It covers such subjects as architecture, sculpture, archaeology, economics, numismatics and philhellenism and ranges over the Roman Empire from Britain and Spain in the West to Turkey and Georgia in the East. The original contributions by international scholars present the latest state of research and the first publication of some new material. Thorsten Opper is a curator of Greek and Roman sculpture at the British Museum. He organised the internationally acclaimed 2008 exhibition " Empire and Conflict" and authored the accompanying catalogue (British Museum Press 2008). He currently directs a fieldwork project at Hadrian's Villa, near Rome.

Table of Contents

T. Introduction
R. Coinage for the Sabina’s hairstyle and chronology at the Roman mint
B. The architectural decoration of Hadrian’s new research prospects
D. Attanasio & M. The newly discovered black and white marble quarries at Göktepe (Aphrodisias) and their use during Hadrian's times and the 2nd century ad
A. Britain under Trajan and Hadrian
M.T. What's in a Name? Hadrian's Pantheon and its Agrippan Inscription
K. Recovering Fact and Fiction
S. Hadrian and Matidia Minor in Sessa The decorative programme of the Roman Theater
A. Hadrian’s Monuments to Trajan
C. Images of a Divine the Brussels Antinoos and its workshop
R. Novelli & B. The Hadrian how to transform an Emperor into an attraction
Z. New excavations at Hadrian’s Villa
D. Mevorah et The Tel Shalem Hadrian and its context
T. Philhellenism with a Purpose? Hadrian and the Greek East
J. Hadrian’s relationship with his home province
R. Rovira-Guardiola Re-shaping the Hadrian’s Economic Policy
R. Embassies and exchange in Hadrian’s trade with the East
M. Ancient Georgia and Rome
M. Ridder Waelkens, & S. The colossal statue of Hadrian from the Roman Baths at Sagalassos. Typology, function and political context
M. The date and design of the Pantheon in the light of recent scholarship

260 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2011

About the author

Thorsten Opper is a curator in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities at the British Museum. He has published work on ancient sculpture and eighteenth-century antiquarianism.