Download or read book Hadrianus written by Juan Gil and published by Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this publication we present a short Latin tale in prose preserved in the Codex Miscellaneus from the Roca-Puig collection. The main character of this text is the emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138). In it we can follow the emperor’s relationship with a sinister character, Raecius Varus. We present a complete transcription of the text of the papyrus with a critical apparatus, a reconstruction of the correct Latin text and a translation, and a complete linguistic, historical and literary study

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