HIST 2905 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Antoninus Pius, Aelia Capitolina, Vindolanda Tablets
9 Feb 2016
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110 faced problems in armenia parthians. 115-116 new campaigns esp. against hatra. 115 widespread jewish revolt (not the second jewish revolt) Affairs settled by 117 ready rome. Died in cilicia adopted next emperor, hadrian. Pull of conquest (so maybe pliny was wrong?) Today, trajan is seen as an aggressive emperor. Here is something that i hear for the first time, that the emperor is not. Pliny: above the law, but that the law is above the emperor". Hugely important idea: universal government back by god. [if only one could be] more fortunate than augustus, and better than trajan". Trajan died in 117 and now hadrian. August 8, 117 questions over the accession . Only make relative (trajan cousin of hadrian"s dad) Speeches from lambaesis (algeria) base of iegio iii augustus. Also: interested in hunting, debating, music, architecture (greek in. Traveller nickname, graeculus" ( little greek" for his love of the particular)
