ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture 12: Hadrian's Rule and Architecture
19 Mar 2016
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First emperor not to expand roman empire, instead: Temple of deified trajan (at forum of trajan) Olympieion (temple of olympian zeus) at athens, arch of hadrian. Olympieon (temple of olympian zeus ad 125): Symbolic structure began to be built in 6th c. Bc by athenian tyrants, attempt to finish in. Hadrian did what predecessors could not became the new herakles for athens. Arch of hadrian at athens classical style, Roman on ground level and greek above, bringing past and contemporary together in a nod to the past. Exterior reads, this is athens, the ancient city of theseus nod to athens" ancient history (as herakles did at athenian acropolis), humbling, noble gesture. Interior reads, the city of hadrian, not theseus bold; arch frames faces. 3-segmented cella (not usual) with porch and columns in front. Square columns called pilaster, emulating roman porch but more structural, heavy, complete, closed. Arcuated and trabeated architrave (flat to curved to flat)
