AR215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mons Claudianus, Philhellenism, Roman Empire
8 Feb 2016
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Was in the near east when trajan died, soldiers confirmed that he should be emperor. Responsible for a major cultural shift in roman art and architecture. Immediately abandoned trajan"s conquest in the east but showed great concern for the soldiers: good logistical decision, but that didn"t mean the people were going to like it. Most beloved by the army because he walked with them and slept on the ground as well. Not focused on military conquest but focused on building projects. The wall set up a boundary of roman territory in britain. Barbarians; people who didn"t have the same level of society as the romans. Viewpoint on expansion seen in construction of wall in britain. Several temples to deified trajan across the empire, including pergamon (turkey: he is now the son of a god. Hadrian returned to a greek style of sculpture. He even adopted eastern attributes such as portraying himself with a bead.
