INTRODUCTION

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This guide provides resources about Hadrian, for the Year 10 Ancient History – Historical Inquiry task on Rome’s notorious emperors.

Created by: Ms Bright    |    Last updated: 22 August, 2021

     

Scarre, C. (1995). Chronicle of the Roman emperors : the reign-by-reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome. Thames and Hudson.

Using timelines and illustrations throughout, this volume follows the succession of rulers of Imperial Rome.

Articles found in these resources may not be found on the free Internet. It is recommended you search these eResources for articles on your topic.

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Britannica School

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Australian/ New Zealand Reference Centre (ANZRC)

Faulkner, N. (2008). Hadrian and the limits of empire. History Today, 58(8), 14-21.

Beard, M. (2008). A very modern emperor. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jul/19/history

Benario, H.W. (2008). Hadrian (A.D. 117-138). http://www.roman-emperors.org/hadrian.htm

Historia Augusta. (n.d.). (D. Magie, Trans.). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Loeb. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Historia_Augusta/home.html

Scroll down to the English translation about Hadrian

Introducing Hadrian. (n.d.). Open Learn. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/hadrians-rome/content-section-1

This online course, Hadrian’s Rome, explores the city of Rome during the reign of the emperor Hadrian and leads you through a range of primary source material.

Mark, J. (2009). Hadrian. https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/

Napier, W. (2008, July 22). Emperor of the first holocaust. Daily mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1037131/Emperor-holocaust-How-death-male-lover-left-Hadrian-tyrant.html

Simpkins, J. (n.d.). Emperor Hadrian. http://spartacus-educational.com/ROMhadrian.htm

Stub, Sara Toth. (2016). Remembering Hadrian, destroyer of the Jews. http://www.thetower.org/article/remembering-hadrian-destroyer-of-the-jews/

Grabsky, P. (Director & Writer). (1997). Hadrian: within these walls [Video]. ClickView.

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Smith, M. (Host). (n.d.). In Trajan we Trust (XLV) [Audio podacst episode]. In Emperors of Rome. La Trobe University. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-xlv-in-trajan-we-trust/id850148806?i=1000366220594