Hadrian: Arts, Politics and Economy (British Museum Research Publications)

This book presents the proceedings of the 2009 conference relating to the 2008 exhibition at the British Museum entitled "Hadrian: 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 "Hadrian: 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 ContentsT. Opper: Introduction R. Abdy: Coinage for the empress: Sabina’s hairstyle and chronology at the Roman mint B. Adembri: The architectural decoration of Hadrian’s Villa: new research prospects D. Attanasio & M. Bruno: The newly discovered black and white marble quarries at Göktepe (Aphrodisias) and their use during Hadrian's times and the 2nd century ad A. Birley: Britain under Trajan and Hadrian M.T. Boatwright: What's in a Name? Hadrian's Pantheon and its Agrippan Inscription K. Bradley: Recovering Hadrian: Fact and Fiction S. Cascella: Hadrian and Matidia Minor in Sessa Aurunca: The decorative programme of the Roman Theater A. Claridge: Hadrian’s Monuments to Trajan C. Evers: Images of a Divine Creature: the Brussels Antinoos and its workshop R. Novelli & B. Marcotulli: The Hadrian Trail: how to transform an Emperor into an attraction Z. Mari: New excavations at Hadrian’s Villa D. Mevorah et al: The Tel Shalem Hadrian and its context T. Opper: Philhellenism with a Purpose? Hadrian and the Greek East J. Remesal: Hispania: Hadrian’s relationship with his home province R. Rovira-Guardiola Re-shaping the Empire: Hadrian’s Economic Policy R. Tomber: Embassies and exchange in Hadrian’s trade with the East M. Odisheli-Vickers: Ancient Georgia and Rome M. Ridder Waelkens, & S. Maegele: The colossal statue of Hadrian from the Roman Baths at Sagalassos. Typology, function and political context M. Wilson-Jones: The date and design of the Pantheon in the light of recent scholarship