{"product_id":"9781350657205","title":"Hadrian and Hellenism","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHadrian and Hellenism\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnna Kouremenos | Frank Daubner\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow does a Roman emperor secure permanent glory following the reign of Trajan, deemed Rome's greatest leader (\u003ci\u003eoptimus princeps\u003c\/i\u003e)? For Hadrian (\u003ci\u003er\u003c\/i\u003e. 117–38 CE), the answer lay not in military expansion, but in a calculated and deeply personal fascination with the Greek past. \u003c\/b\u003eGreekness became for him a canvas through which identity was tested, refined and ultimately staged for eternity. The emperor's attraction to Greek language, culture, myth, institutions and bodies is read here as a form of strategic intimacy, one that allowed him to inhabit multiple selves at once: Roman administrator, Athenian citizen, cultural arbiter and creator of memory. Within this space, these roles reinforced one another, serving as the ultimate vehicle for his own \u003ci\u003ekleos\u003c\/i\u003e (eternal glory).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet, the emperor's quest did not end with his death. \u003ci\u003eHadrian and Hellenism\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in-depth study to trace the diachronic reception of his legacy. Tracking his afterlife through medieval chroniclers, Renaissance humanism, nineteenth-century philhellenism and modern literature and the arts, the authors reveal that Hadrianic Hellenism was a generative tradition constantly reshaped across the centuries. Groundbreaking and meticulously researched, this book invites readers to discover how a Roman emperor succeeded in his ultimate existential quest: achieving permanence through the timeless spirit of Hellenism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Kouremenos \u003c\/b\u003eis Lecturer in History at Sacred Heart University, USA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Daubner \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Ancient History at Trier University, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e07 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350657205\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669925167244,"sku":"9781350657205","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_529a074f-9d80-4279-a778-8435b66f1c09.jpg?v=1785204515","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350657205","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}