My name is Carole Raddato, I am French and I live in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. My favourite hobby is travelling, and for the last 15 years, I have taken a huge interest in the history of the ancient world. I usually don’t do things by halves, so I have dedicated all my free time to this passion. I love to share with other history fans all the incredible facts and stories that I discover throughout my journeys. I am neither a professional photographer nor an ancient history scholar, but I hope that everybody can enjoy my photos.
I am deeply interested in Roman history, particularly with everything related to the emperor Hadrian, whom I find fascinating. Back in 2017, I launched my Hadrian 1900 project, which aims to trace all of Hadrian’s journeys in strict chronological order. Hadrian was known for his extensive travels around the empire and spent half of his 21-year reign inspecting the provinces. As 2017 marked the 1,900th anniversary of Hadrian’s accession to the imperial throne and I was born precisely 1,900 years after Hadrian, I took this opportunity to celebrate Hadrian’s legacy in an exciting way by being where Hadrian was 1,900 years ago. Like Hadrian, I like to see things for myself, to go where the events happened, and to be on the spot. This is how Hadrian ran his empire.
With my Hadrian 1900 project starting in 2017, I intend to reserve this blog for Hadrian-related content while I use my new blog, Following Hadrian Photography, to cover all the other places I have visited. The focus of my new blog is on photography rather than text. Following Hadrian Photography will always be a work in progress, and new archaeological sites and museums will be added on a regular basis.
If you wish to contact me: madge@hotmail.fr
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