Summary of Anthony Everitt's Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome

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#1 Hadrian was born in Andalusia, in southern Spain. His hometown was Santiponce, a small settlement that was the bridge between Europe and Africa. The province was called Baetica after it.

#2 The town of Italica, in modern-day Spain, was established as a settlement for sick and wounded legionaries after the Second Punic War. The Aelii, who were from Hadria, Italy, were among the settlers. They made money and rose in the world.

#3 Hadrian’s father, Aelius Hadrianus, was a senator who served in the Roman army and was promoted to the post of praetor. He married a woman from Gades, Domitia Paulina, and they had two children, Hadrian and an elder daughter.

#4 The most dangerous period of a child’s life was from birth to seven or eight years of age, and medical science was in its infancy. The most common fatal diseases were gastric disorders, and the parents of Hadrian took care not to become too attached to their children until they were sure they would live.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822502215

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Insights on Anthony Everitt's Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

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Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Hadrian was born in Andalusia, in southern Spain. His hometown was Santiponce, a small settlement that was the bridge between Europe and Africa. The province was called Baetica after it.

#2

The town of Italica, in modern-day Spain, was established as a settlement for sick and wounded legionaries after the Second Punic War. The Aelii, who were from Hadria, Italy, were among the settlers. They made money and rose in the world.

#3

Hadrian’s father, Aelius Hadrianus, was a senator who served in the Roman army and was promoted to the post of praetor. He married a woman from Gades, Domitia Paulina, and they had two children, Hadrian and an elder daughter.

#4

The most dangerous period of a child’s life was from birth to seven or eight years of age, and medical science was in its infancy. The most common fatal diseases were gastric disorders, and the parents of Hadrian took care not to become too attached to their children until they were sure they would live.

#5

Hadrian’s first eight years were spent with his mother. He then became the responsibility of his father, and his formal schooling began. He was educated by a home tutor or sent to school.

#6

In 86, Hadrian’s father died suddenly at the age of 40. Hadrian’s mother, Domitia Paulina, decided that two guardians were needed to look after him. She chose two townsmen, Publius Acilius Attianus and Trajan, the son of her uncle.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Hadrian’s two guardians were busy men, and they did not have much time to supervise their ward’s progress closely. But they shared Domitia Paulina’s ambitions for her son. Hadrian was sent to a secondary school when he was about twelve years old.

#2

Hadrian’s education was limited to two related subjects: literature and oratory. He was taught to read and interpret the classics of both Latin and Greek, and to give speeches around imaginary themes.

#3

Hadrian’s love of Greek culture was unusual, but not unique. The Romans were a practical people who distrusted works of the imagination, unless they conferred an immediate and useful benefit. However, they had little