Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284This 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Setting the Scene | 21 |
Chapter Two The Impact of Crises on the Position of the Senatorial Elite | 49 |
Excursus Prosopography of the Senatorial Elite Families | 83 |
Chapter Three Praetorian Prefects and Other Highranking Equestrians | 135 |
Septimius Severus versus Gallienus | 193 |
Conclusion | 247 |
Appendix One List of Emperors and Usurpers AD 193284 | 255 |
Appendix Two Lists of Men Holding Senatorial Elite Positions between AD 193 and 284 | 257 |
Appendix Three List of Praefecti Praetorio between AD 193 and 284 | 263 |
Bibliography | 269 |
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