Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 8128293, member: 39084&quot;]One of the serendipitous benefits of focusing on a particular period (e.g., first century / 12 Caesars) or emperor is that many times, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I discovered this when I completed my 12 Caesars collection in silver and created a virtual tray of those coins (posted too many times to count on this site) which (for me) really evoked thoughts about what it would have been like to live in Rome during that period.</p><p><br /></p><p>My recent focus on Hadrian&#039;s travel series has done much the same -- I find myself wondering about the value, effort and even the logistics of moving the emperor such large distances throughout the empire during times when travel would have been so time-consuming.&nbsp; How did this benefit the Roman people?&nbsp; How much time did Hadrian spend on the business of the Roman state vs. pleasure during his travels?&nbsp; Questions to which we&#039;ll never know the answers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve put together a virtual tray of my small Hadrian travel collection to date (other than the she-wolf), in roughly chronological order, to provide a bit more insight into how the whole of the collection has stimulated my wondering and imagination about Hadrian&#039;s travels.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1415704[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I would especially like to see others&#039; virtual trays where they felt that their whole collection or sub-collection was greater than the sum of its parts, along with their thoughts about their collection.&nbsp; If you have one, please post![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in