Power and status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 / by Inge Mennen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mennen, Inge.

Contributor:

Class of 1924 Book Fund.

Series:

Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C.-A.D. 476) (Series) ; 12.

Impact of empire, 1572-0500 ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Politics and government.

Rome--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

Power (Social sciences)--Rome--History.

Power (Social sciences).

Rome--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment--History.

Social classes--Rome--History.

Social classes.

Social status--Rome--History.

Social status.

Imperialism--Social aspects--Rome--History.

Imperialism.

Political culture--Rome--History.

Political culture.

Hierarchies--Rome--History.

Hierarchies.

Physical Description:

xii, 305 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Summary:

In a slightly revised version of her 2010 PhD dissertation at Radboud University Nijmegan, Mennen (ancient history, U. of Amsterdam) explores Roman imperial administration and relations between individuals as they wielded power and status within the socio-political hierarchies over the course of the third century AD. Her goal is to illuminate the gradual changes that underlay the abrupt transformation of the empire during the reign of Diocletian at the end of the century. She considers setting the scene for changing emperorship, the impact of crisis on the position of the senatorial elite, a prosopography of the senatorial elite families, praetorian prefects and other high-ranking equestrians, and Septimius Severus and Gallienus as contrasting versions of high-ranking military officers. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Chapter 1 Changing Emperorship: Setting the Scene 21

1.1 Factors Influencing Emperorship between AD 193 and 284 22

1.2 Consequences for the Position of the Emperor 40

1.3 Conclusion 46

Chapter 2 The Impact of Crises on the Position of the Senatorial Elite 49

2.1 Establishing the Senatorial Elite in the Third Century 50

2.2 Analyzing the Selected Families 55

2.3 Defining a Nucleus within the Senatorial Elite 70

2.4 Conclusion 79

Excursus. Prosopography of the Senatorial Elite Families 83

Chapter 3 Praetorian Prefects and Other High-ranking Equestrians 135

3.1 The Increasing Responsibilities of High Equestrians in Imperial Administration 137

3.2 The Status of High ranking Equestrians in the Third Century 156

3.3 The praefecti praetorio: A Case Study 159

3.4 Conclusion 188

Chapter 4 High ranking Military Officers: Septimius Severus versus Gallienus 193

4.1 Septimius Severus and His Military Officers 194

4.2 Gallienus and His Military Officers 216

4.3 Conclusion 240

Conclusion 247.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.

ISBN:

9004203591

9789004203594

OCLC:

706677497

Publisher Number:

99943965531