Heads or Tails. Representation and Acceptance in Hadrian's Imperial Coinage.
Keywords
Loading...
Authors
Issue Date
2019-08-15
Language
en
Document type
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Title
ISSN
Volume
Issue
Startpage
Endpage
DOI
Abstract
Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as emperor Hadrian, was one of the adoptive emperors in the Nerva-Antonine dynasty. He ruled the Roman Empire from 117 until his death in 138 AD. The emperorship, developed under Augustus, and given more shape by later emperors, was just over a century old at the time of Hadrian's rule.
Although the power of the Roman emperor seemed limitless, his position was not inviolable. In order to retain power, each emperor had to take into account the expectations and interests of different important political sectors within Roman society, namely the army, the élite, the plebs urbana, and the provincial élites. The emperor should commit himself to the expectations of these groups, as that would ensure their loyalty and acceptance. However, Hadrian’s rule stood out because he seems to have been neglecting some of these expectations.
Description
Citation
Supervisor
Faculty
Faculteit der Letteren