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Hadrian's Arch in central Athens, Greece. [3] Hadrian's admiration for Greece materialised in such projects ordered during his reign. Publius Aelius Hadrianus was born on 24 January 76, in Italica (modern Santiponce, near Seville), a Roman town founded by Italic settlers in the province of Hispania Baetica during the Second Punic War at the initiative of Scipio Africanus; Hadrian's branch of ...
The appearance of Hadrian in these two texts reflects his reputation as an intellectual with a passing interest in Greek philosophy. [3] Hadrian is reported to have sought out philosophers from the different philosophical schools, he also corresponded with his adopted mother Pompeia Plotina on the succession of the Epicurean school, and a ...
It has been used by many leaders from Roman Emperor Hadrian in the second century AD to former US President Ronald Reagan in the 1980s. The concept has long been associated with realpolitik. [1] The idea has critics, with Andrew Bacevich stating, " 'Peace through strength' easily enough becomes 'peace through war. '"
Eusebius writes in his Ecclesiastical History "Aristides also, a faithful disciple of our religion, has left an Apology of the faith dedicated to Hadrian." [2] Eusebius and Jerome both state that the Apology was given to Hadrian at the same time that Quadratus delivered his own apology. This suggests that Aristides gave his apology during ...
Hadrian's Villa (Italian: Villa Adriana; Latin: Villa Hadriana) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising the ruins and remains of a large villa complex built around AD 120 by emperor Hadrian (r.117-138) near Tivoli, outside Rome. It is one of the most imposing and complex residences of the ancient world. [1]
Hadrian The Athenaeum was a school ( ludus ) founded by the Emperor Hadrian for the promotion of literary and scientific studies ( ingenuarum artium ). The name "Athenaeum" came from the city of Athens , which was still regarded as the seat of intellectual refinement. [ 1 ]
He married Hadrian's niece Faustina, and Hadrian adopted him as his son and successor shortly before his death. Antoninus acquired the cognomen Pius after his accession to the throne, either because he compelled the Senate to deify his adoptive father, [5] or because he had saved senators sentenced to death by Hadrian in his later years. [6]
Eusebius said that he was an Athenian philosopher [1] and that Aristides and another apologist, Quadratus, delivered their Apologies directly to Emperor Hadrian. Aristides is also credited with a sermon on Luke 23:43. He remained a philosopher after his conversion to Christianity working in Athens.