Power and privilege in Roman society

• Tác giả: Richard Duncan-Jones
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1107149793
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 303.3093709015 Coordination and control
• Mô tả vật lý: xii, 229 pages ; , 24 cm
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 271538
• Chủ đề: 1. Career development--History--Rome; 2. Power (Social sciences)--History--Rome; 3. Slaves--History--Rome; 4. Social status--History--Rome; 5. HISTORY / Ancient / General

Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-209) and index.

Tóm tắt

"How far were appointments in the Roman Empire based on merit? Did experience matter? What difference did social rank make? This innovative study of the Principate examines the career outcomes of senators and knights by social category. Contrasting patterns emerge from a new database of senatorial careers. Although the highest appointments could reflect experience, a clear preference for the more aristocratic senators is also seen. Bias is visible even in the major army commands and in the most senior civilian posts nominally filled by ballot. In equestrian appointments, successes by the less experienced again suggest the power of social advantage. Senatorial recruitment gradually opened up to include many provincials but Italians still kept their hold on the higher social groupings. The book also considers the senatorial career more widely, while a final section examines slave careers and the phenomenon of voluntary slavery"-- Provided by publisher.