An outing for Hadrian at the British Museum
An exhibition on the Roman emperor Hadrian - the first staged anywhere in the world - is to be mounted at the British Museum this summer, replacing the First Emperor terracotta warriors show which closes in April.
Negotiations over several years will see more than 200 loans from 31 countries - most of them once under the Roman yoke - being put on display in London.
Though Hadrian, best known here for his wall, ruled Rome from AD117-138, the museum says visitors may make unexpected links.
Within weeks of coming to power and recognising imperial overreach, he withdrew his army from Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. He was openly homosexual and his empire, larger than the European Union, had a unified language and currency.
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Negotiations over several years will see more than 200 loans from 31 countries - most of them once under the Roman yoke - being put on display in London.
Though Hadrian, best known here for his wall, ruled Rome from AD117-138, the museum says visitors may make unexpected links.
Within weeks of coming to power and recognising imperial overreach, he withdrew his army from Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. He was openly homosexual and his empire, larger than the European Union, had a unified language and currency.