In this well-illustrated and stimulating biography, Anthony R. Birley looks at the multi-faceted and sometimes conflicting character of this strange and enigmatic emperor.
An accessible and scholarly study of an emperor who was human and just throughout his long reign which was frequently punctuated by wars with the northern tribes.
Hadrian: The Restless Emperor provides a thorough and fascinating account of a man who, though hated when he died, left an indelible mark on the Roman Empire.