CLST 306 Lecture 18: CLST 306 Week 9-2.pdf
14 May 2015
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Hadrian: had been talking about he was a very creative, artistic, domineering, strong individual. Also a lover of greek culture but a firm supporter of roman system set up by. Augustus which shows respect for the traditions of rome. Just willing to implement greek elements: after hadrian can think of mediterranean as greco-roman, temple of venus and rome culture. Next to colloseum at end of roman forum area. Celebrates roma gives her a place to have a cult statue and a cult: although roma has been observed as a goddess in rome for a long time, she has yet to have her own temple. Temple to the goddess of the city of rome have been set up in other parts of the empire. Paying tribute to their capital: hadrian essentially making this cult empire-wide but by bringing it back to rome he is saying that rome is like any other city in the empire.
