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Index
Cover
About the Author
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
List of Maps
Preface
Hadrian and the Classical World
The Classical World
PART ONE The Archaic Greek World
1: Homeric Epic
2: The Greeks’ Settlements
3: Aristocrats
4: The Immortal Gods
5: Tyrants and Lawgivers
6: Sparta
7: The Eastern Greeks
8: Towards Democracy
9: The Persian Wars
10: The Western Greeks
PART TWO The Classical Greek World
11: Conquest and Empire
12: A Changing Greek Cultural World
13: Pericles and Athens
14: The Peloponnesian War
15: Socrates
16: Fighting for Freedom and Justice
17: Women and Children
18: Philip of Macedon
19: The Two Philosophers
20: Fourth-century Athenians
PART THREE Hellenistic Worlds
21: Alexander the Great
22: Alexander’s Early Successors
23: Life in the Big Cities
24: The New World
25: Rome Reaches Out
26: The Peace of the Gods
27: Liberation in the South
28: Hannibal and Rome
29: Diplomacy and Dominance
PART FOUR The Roman Republic
30: Luxury and Licence
31: Turbulence at Home and Abroad
32: Pompey’s Triumphs
33: The World of Cicero
34: The Rise of Julius Caesar
35: The Spectre of Civil War
36: The Fatal Dictator
37: Liberation Betrayed
PART FIVE From Republic to Empire
38: Antony and Cleopatra
39: The Making of the Emperor
40: Morals and Society
41: Spectator Sports
42: The Roman Army
43: The New Age
PART SIX An Imperial World
44: The Julio-Claudians
45: Ruling the Provinces
46: Effects of Empire
47: Christianity and Roman Rule
48: Surviving Four Emperors
49: The New Dynasty
50: The Last Days of Pompeii
51: A New Man in Action
52: A Pagan and Christians
53: Regime Change, Home and Away
54: Presenting the Past
Hadrian: a Retrospective
Notes
HADRIAN AND THE CLASSICAL WORLD
CHAPTER 1. HOMERIC EPIC
CHAPTER 2. THE GREEKS’ SETTLEMENTS
CHAPTER 3. ARISTOCRATS
CHAPTER 4. THE IMMORTAL GODS
CHAPTER 5. TYRANTS AND LAWGIVERS
CHAPTER 6. SPARTA
CHAPTER 7. THE EASTERN GREEKS
CHAPTER 8. TOWARDS DEMOCRACY
CHAPTER 9. THE PERSIAN WARS
CHAPTER 10. THE WESTERN GREEKS
CHAPTER 11. CONQUEST AND EMPIRE
CHAPTER 12. A CHANGING GREEK CULTURAL WORLD
CHAPTER 13. PERICLES AND ATHENS
CHAPTER 14. THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
CHAPTER 15. SOCRATES
CHAPTER 16. FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE
CHAPTER 17. WOMEN AND CHILDREN
CHAPTER 18. PHILIP OF MACEDON
CHAPTER 19. THE TWO PHILOSOPHERS
CHAPTER 20. FOURTH-CENTURY ATHENIANS
CHAPTER 21. ALEXANDER THE GREAT
CHAPTER 22. ALEXANDER’S EARLY SUCCESSORS
CHAPTER 23. LIFE IN THE BIG CITIES
CHAPTER 24. THE NEW WORLD
CHAPTER 25. ROME REACHES OUT
CHAPTER 26. THE PEACE OF THE GODS
CHAPTER 27. LIBERATION IN THE SOUTH
CHAPTER 28. HANNIBAL AND ROME
CHAPTER 29. DIPLOMACY AND DOMINANCE
CHAPTER 30. LUXURY AND LICENCE
CHAPTER 31. TURBULENCE AT HOME AND ABROAD
CHAPTER 32. POMPEY’S TRIUMPHS
CHAPTER 33. THE WORLD OF CICERO
CHAPTER 34. THE RISE OF JULIUS CAESAR
CHAPTER 35. THE SPECTRE OF CIVIL WAR
CHAPTER 36. THE FATAL DICTATOR
CHAPTER 37. LIBERATION BETRAYED
CHAPTER 38. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER 39. THE MAKING OF THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER 40. MORALS AND SOCIETY
CHAPTER 41. SPECTATOR SPORTS
CHAPTER 42. THE ROMAN ARMY
CHAPTER 43. THE NEW AGE
CHAPTER 44. THE JULIO-CLAUDIANS
CHAPTER 45. RULING THE PROVINCES
CHAPTER 46. EFFECTS OF EMPIRE
CHAPTER 47. CHRISTIANITY AND ROMAN RULE
CHAPTER 48. SURVIVING FOUR EMPERORS
CHAPTER 49. THE NEW DYNASTY
CHAPTER 50. THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII
CHAPTER 51. A NEW MAN IN ACTION
CHAPTER 52. A PAGAN AND CHRISTIANS
CHAPTER 53. REGIME CHANGE, HOME AND AWAY
CHAPTER 54. PRESENTING THE PAST
HADRIAN: A RETROSPECTIVE
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HADRIAN AND THE CLASSICAL WORLD
CHAPTER 1. HOMERIC EPIC
CHAPTER 2. THE GREEKS’ SETTLEMENTS
CHAPTER 3. ARISTOCRATS
CHAPTER 4. THE IMMORTAL GODS
CHAPTER 5. TYRANTS AND LAWGIVERS
CHAPTER 6. SPARTA
CHAPTER 7. THE EASTERN GREEKS
CHAPTER 8. TOWARDS DEMOCRACY
CHAPTER 9. THE PERSIAN WARS
CHAPTER 10. THE WESTERN GREEKS
CHAPTER 11. CONQUEST AND EMPIRE
CHAPTER 12. A CHANGING GREEK CULTURAL WORLD
CHAPTER 13. PERICLES AND ATHENS
CHAPTER 14. THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
CHAPTER 15. SOCRATES
CHAPTER 16. FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM AND JUSTICE
CHAPTER 17. WOMEN AND CHILDREN
CHAPTER 18. PHILIP OF MACEDON
CHAPTER 19. THE TWO PHILOSOPHERS
CHAPTER 20. FOURTH-CENTURY ATHENIANS
CHAPTER 21. ALEXANDER THE GREAT
CHAPTER 22. ALEXANDER’S EARLY SUCCESSORS
CHAPTER 23. LIFE IN THE BIG CITIES
CHAPTER 24. THE NEW WORLD
CHAPTER 25. ROME REACHES OUT
CHAPTER 26. THE PEACE OF THE GODS
CHAPTER 27. LIBERATION IN THE SOUTH
CHAPTER 28. HANNIBAL AND ROME
CHAPTER 29. DIPLOMACY AND DOMINANCE
CHAPTER 30. LUXURY AND LICENCE
CHAPTER 31. TURBULENCE AT HOME AND ABROAD
CHAPTER 32. POMPEY’S TRIUMPHS
CHAPTER 33. THE WORLD OF CICERO
CHAPTER 34. THE RISE OF JULIUS CAESAR
CHAPTER 35. THE SPECTRE OF CIVIL WAR
CHAPTER 36. THE FATAL DICTATOR
CHAPTER 37. LIBERATION BETRAYED
CHAPTER 38. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA
CHAPTER 39. THE MAKING OF THE EMPEROR
CHAPTER 40. MORALS AND SOCIETY
CHAPTER 41. SPECTATOR SPORTS
CHAPTER 42. THE ROMAN ARMY
CHAPTER 43. THE NEW AGE
CHAPTER 44. THE JULIO-CLAUDIANS
CHAPTER 45. RULING THE PROVINCES
CHAPTER 46. EFFECTS OF EMPIRE
CHAPTER 47. CHRISTIANITY AND ROMAN RULE
CHAPTER 48. SURVIVING FOUR EMPERORS
CHAPTER 49. THE NEW DYNASTY
CHAPTER 50. THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII
CHAPTER 51. A NEW MAN IN ACTION
CHAPTER 52. A PAGAN AND CHRISTIANS
CHAPTER 53. REGIME CHANGE, HOME AND AWAY
CHAPTER 54. PRESENTING THE PAST
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