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.
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