Hadrian's Villa Worksheet
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Using the reading from the website on Hadrian's villa, answer the following questions:
A. How large was Hadrian's villa? (How many buildings and how many acres?)
B. Why did Hadrian and the Senate not get along with each other?
C. List a couple of the reasons that made Tivoli an ideal site for the villa?
D. What is the Poikile named for?
E. What is the Canopus named for?
F. What other buildings were found along with the villa in Hechingen-Stein?
G. Why did the Romans represent famous monuments in their villas?
H. Describe one of the ways archaeologists are able to determine when the villa was built.
I. Is Hadrian's villa a conglomerate of plans or one unified plan and how do archaeologists know this?
J. List and describe the five works of art evident from Hadrian's Villa:
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
K. Briefly summarise what happened to Hadrian's villa after his death.
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