Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284
by Inge Mennen
Publisher: BRILL 2011
ISBN-13: 9789004203594
Number of pages: 321
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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.
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