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title: Marble Bust of Emperor Hadrian
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6024/marble-bust-of-emperor-hadrian/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Marble Bust of Emperor Hadrian

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Marble Bust of Emperor Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6024.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6024.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Hadrian](https://www.worldhistory.org/hadrian/), like most [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) emperors, used statues to diffuse his image across the Roman World. Statues often showed the emperor as a general or priest. This bust shows Hadrian naked. This nakedness, originally a [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) style, showed that the Emperor was heroic and almost [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/)-like. Roman, 117-138 CE. Probably from [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/), [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). Formerly in the collection of Charles Townley. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, November 08). Marble Bust of Emperor Hadrian. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6024/marble-bust-of-emperor-hadrian/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Marble Bust of Emperor Hadrian." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 08, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6024/marble-bust-of-emperor-hadrian/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Marble Bust of Emperor Hadrian." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Nov 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6024/marble-bust-of-emperor-hadrian/>.

## License & Copyright

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