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Last broadcast on Tue, 2 Sep 2008, 23:20 on BBC Two (Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Analogue) only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Ahead of the British Museum's exhibition on the Emperor Hadrian, Dan Snow takes us on a journey around his vast empire.
Hadrian's Wall, as it is known, is just a tiny portion of a massive structure Hadrian had built to protect the Roman Empire, with similar, sister walls running through northern Europe and still more in north Africa. His legacy also includes the Pantheon in Rome.
Hadrian brought the Empire to an unparalleled period of peace and prosperity. At the heart of this great Empire, however, lay a mystery - Hadrian's relationship with a young man, Antinous. The friendship led to Antinous being deified by Hadrian following his death, in strange circumstances, on the Nile.
Dan Snow uncovers the genius and the dark side of Hadrian: peace-maker, frontier-builder, star-crossed lover, architect - and ruthless oppressor of the Jews. But still, Dan concludes, Hadrian was one of the greatest Roman emperors.
Credits
- Presenter
- Dan Snow
Broadcasts
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Sat 19 Jul 200820:00
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Sat 19 Jul 200820:10
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Sun 20 Jul 200822:30
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Wed 13 Aug 200801:20
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Tue 2 Sep 200819:00
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Tue 2 Sep 200823:20
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