Hadrian... as you know an architect of note... put a lot of… - Peter Greenaway

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Hadrian... as you know an architect of note... put a lot of faith in stones... died peacefully... planning a Temple to Wisdom... still, he's dead. Nero -- best not to talk about him -- burnt Rome, caused untold misery, deserved to die; died screaming in a summerhouse.

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Peter Greenaway CBE (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director.

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