Archaeologists on Wednesday unveiled the remains of an ancient auditorium where scholars, politicians and poets held debates and lectures, a site discovered during excavations of a bustling downtown piazza in preparation for a new subway line.
The partially dug complex, dating back to the 2nd century A.D., is believed to have been funded by Emperor Hadrian [...]
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26 Oct
Ancient auditorium in Rome unveiled
24 Aug
Emperor Hadrian
Few political commentators ask what lies behind the thinking of those expressing boundless admiration for the Roman Empire in almost every quarter of present-day Western society.
This comes across in the most sophisticated inquiries into ancient history, as witness Thorsten Opper’s intelligent book “Hadrian: Empire and Conflict,” to which the British Museum show that he [...]
