Power and privilege in Roman society / Richard Duncan-Jones Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Power and privilege in Roman society / Richard Duncan-Jones Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
Power and privilege in Roman society / Richard Duncan-Jones Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
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G 2017/2747
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English
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xii, 229 pages ; 24 cm
Content type
text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Part I. Social Status and Senatorial Success -- 1. Introduction: The senator -- 2. Social standing and its impact on careers -- 3. The career ladder at Rome -- 4. Service overseas -- 5. Defenders of the empire -- 6. Influx from the provinces -- 7. The chronology of the senatorial evidence -- 8. Care...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Date Published
2016.
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"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 re...
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Power and privilege in Roman society / Richard Duncan-Jones Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-209) and index.
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G 2017/2747
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74VKVaQJm8qO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaQJm8qO
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9781107149793
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303.3093709015
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991024104313602626
