Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284

Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284
ISBN-10
9004211926
ISBN-13
9789004211926
Category
History
Pages
320
Language
English
Published
2011-04-26
Publisher
BRILL
Author
Inge Mennen

Description

This book deals with changing power and status relations between the highest ranking representatives of Roman imperial power at the central level, in a period when the Empire came under tremendous pressure, AD 193-284. Based on epigraphic, literary and legal materials, the author deals with issues such as the third-century development of emperorship, the shift in power of the senatorial elite and the developing position of senior military officers and other high equestrians. By analyzing the various senior power-holders involved in Roman imperial administration by social rank, this book presents new insights into the diachronic development of imperial administration, appointment policies and socio-political hierarchies between the second and fourth centuries AD.

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