Friday, June 7, 2013

HADRIAN'S PANTHEON

"THE PERFECT BUILDING"



THIS video, with a running narration by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, provides brilliant insights into Hadrian's Pantheon as an earthly model of the cosmos.

Zucker and Harris, founders of Smarthistory, aptly point out that this is not only the best-preserved temple of Ancient Rome, but also that it is the "perfect building" and a testament to the genius of the Roman civilization ....

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