tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post112047859325515401..comments2024-03-08T12:19:01.827+02:00Comments on Fascinating History: Hadrian: The Travelling EmperorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post-1120740055499973982005-07-07T15:40:00.000+03:002005-07-07T15:40:00.000+03:00Yeah, I should have made clear; the Western Empire...Yeah, I should have made clear; the Western Empire went downhill. Mind you, the Byzantine empire seemed to slowly gradually collapse too...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post-1120646578501028772005-07-06T13:42:00.000+03:002005-07-06T13:42:00.000+03:00You know many Academics? Things may have gone dow...You know many Academics? <BR/><BR/>Things may have gone downhill in Rome but don't forget about the mighty Byzantium - the continuation of the Roman Empire, Greek Orthodox style.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204175067582755757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post-1120640658085568782005-07-06T12:04:00.000+03:002005-07-06T12:04:00.000+03:00Thing is about Hadrian, reading between the lines ...Thing is about Hadrian, reading between the lines he sounds like a typical Academic; intelligent and occasionally witty, but not as witty as he thought he was. Not to mention the fits of pique if he wasn't given as much praise as he felt due (in that respect, he's EXACTLY like an academic...). <BR/><BR/>Still, he was lucky enough to be Emperor just before Rome's high point; after Antoninus, it all went gradually downhill IMHO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post-1120562988509482112005-07-05T14:29:00.000+03:002005-07-05T14:29:00.000+03:00;-);-)Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07204175067582755757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12283119.post-1120558614901788532005-07-05T13:16:00.000+03:002005-07-05T13:16:00.000+03:00get personally involved with drilling his menI'm t...<I><BR/>get personally involved with drilling his men<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>I'm trying very hard not to be puerile here, so I'll just point out that as Hadrian was AFAIK the most openly gay Roman emperor this isn't the happiest choice of words ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com