{"product_id":"2940158392863","title":"Hadrian and Sabina: A Love Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn imperial marriage is a complicated affair.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe faced him once again, this time with hate in her eyes. \"What about all your slave boys? Are they not satisfying enough? Is your appetite so voracious you need to start in on the women of the imperial household?\" She spat in his direction.\u003cbr\u003e    Incensed by her vituperation, Hadrian recoiled to strike her. He flinched, stopping himself, knowing abundantly well that he would be admonished harshly...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is said theirs was a loveless union.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe was vain and arrogant, his passion for a youth one of the most celebrated romances in history. She was moody, difficult, and aborted his heir to prevent harming the human race.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet, she left her home and followed him to the ends of the Empire, from Britannia to Egypt. He died only months after her, a crushed, broken-hearted man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the story of Hadrian and Sabina.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivided into four parts, following four love affairs – including that of Hadrian and his beloved Antinous – \u003ci\u003eHadrian and Sabina: A Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e offers a new interpretation of the relationship between the Roman emperor and his wife, and new insights into 2nd-century imperial politics. Darkly passionate and intensely historical, \u003ci\u003eHadrian and Sabina\u003c\/i\u003e features historical personages as well as entirely fictional characters, with a touch of paranormal.","brand":"Viridium Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123056361712,"sku":"2940158392863","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940158392863_p0.jpg?v=1764111945","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940158392863","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}