Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284
Inge Mennen
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Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284
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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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English
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978-90-04-20359-4
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Notes to the Reader
Introduction
Chapter One. Changing Emperorship: Setting the Scene
1.1. Factors Influencing Emperorship between AD 193 and 284
1.2. Consequences for the Position of the Emperor
1.3. Conclusion
Chapter Two. The Impact of Crises on the Position of the Senatorial Elite
2.1. Establishing the Senatorial Elite in the Third Century
2.2. Analyzing the Selected Families
2.3. Defining a Nucleus within the Senatorial Elite
2.4. Conclusion
Excursus. Prosopography of the Senatorial Elite Families
Chapter Three. Praetorian Prefects and Other High-ranking Equestrians
3.1. The Increasing Responsibilities of High Equestrians in Imperial Administration
3.2. The Status of High-ranking Equestrians in the Third Century
3.3. The praefecti praetorio: A Case Study
3.4. Conclusion
Chapter Four. High-ranking Military Officers: Septimius Severus versus Gallienus
4.1. Septimius Severus and His Military Officers
4.2. Gallienus and His Military Officers
4.3. Conclusion
Conclusion
Appendix One. List of Emperors and Usurpers (AD 193-284)
Appendix Two. Lists of Men Holding Senatorial Elite Positions between AD 193 and 284
Appendix Three. List of Praefecti Praetorio between AD 193 and 284
Bibliography
General Index
Index of Ancient Persons
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