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Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli
Lecture no. 18 from the course: The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient World
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Taught by Professor Steven L. Tuck | 32 min | Categories: History
Hadrian was an artistic genius who personally designed the palace of his dreams to reflect his many passions, including his love of Greek philosophy. His luxurious villa, now a UNESCO world heritage site, set the standard for Roman architecture. Understand more about Hadrian, a figure so influential that he redefined the concept of Virtus, or manliness.
24 Lectures
1
Palaces Past and Present
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of 34 min
2
Malkata Palace: Pharaoh, Foreigners, and Gods
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of 32 min
3
Amarna: Palace of the First Sun King
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of 31 min
4
Phaistos: Palaces between Asia and Europe
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of 32 min
5
Palace of Nestor at Pylos and Bronze Age Greece
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of 32 min
6
The Assyrian Palace at Nimrud: Empire in Stone
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of 33 min
7
Nineveh: The Architecture of Assyrian Power
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of 34 min
8
Persepolis: Palace of the Persians
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of 33 min
9
Greek Palaces in Conquered Lands I
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of 31 min
10
Greek Palaces in Conquered Lands II
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of 31 min
11
Greek Palaces Come to Roman Italy
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of 32 min
12
Masada: Herod the Great between East and West
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of 32 min
13
Herod the Great’s Summer and Winter Palaces
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of 31 min
14
Caligula’s Floating Palaces
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of 33 min
15
Nero’s Domus Transitoria at Rome
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of 32 min
16
Nero’s Golden House: A Roman Palace Theater
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of 32 min
17
Rome’s Great Imperial Palace of Domitian
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of 32 min
18
Hadrian’s Villa, Tivoli
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of 32 min
19
Diocletian’s Retirement Palace, Split
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of 32 min
20
Constantine’s Palace, Constantinople
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of 33 min
21
China’s Endless Palace: Weiyang Palace
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of 32 min
22
The Palace of Montezuma II at Tenochtitlán
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of 32 min
23
Renaissance Palaces and the Classical Revival
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of 33 min
24
Palaces in a World of Democracies
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of 38 min
