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Dossiê • História 35 • 2016 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-436920160000000085   copy

HADRIAN THE TRAVELER: Motifs and Expressions of Roman Imperial Power in the Vita Hadriani* * Previous versions of this article were delivered at the Travel in the Ancient World Conference at the University of Pennsylvania; Wofford College (South Carolina, USA); and the University of Auckland (New Zealand). I am grateful to the colleagues, students, and friends whose responses and criticisms have enriched my understanding of this text. Any infelicities, errors, or misconceptions that remain are, of course, entirely my responsibility.

Adriano, o viajante: motivos e expressões do poder Imperial Romano no Vita Hadriani

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ABSTRACT

This paper explores the links between travel and power that the journeys of Hadrian in the Vita Hadriani reveal, and suggests that these links have broader implications for our interpretation of the Historia Augusta as a whole, and of its author's literary skill and political awareness. It offers a close reading of the contexts in which Hadrian is depicted traveling in the Vita Hadriani, and argues that they may be interpreted as part of an internal dialog over alternate strategies for expressing and legitimating imperial power. It suggests that it is the moments when Hadrian is in the act of traveling that provide the clearest clues as to our author's attitude towards appropriate behavior by an emperor.

Keywords:
Historia Augusta; Vita Hadriani; legitimacy; power; travel; imperial administration

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