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

By Inge Mennen

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004203591
• ISBN13: 9789004203594
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"