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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 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.
This book by the author of The Economy of the Roman Empire: Quantitative Studies considers important interlocking themes. Did the Roman Empire have a single ‘national’ economy, or was its economy localised and fragmented? Can coin and pottery survivals demonstrate the importance of long-distance trade? How fast did essential news travel by sea, and what does that imply about Mediterranean sailing-patterns? Further subjects considered include taxation, commodity-prices, demography, and army pay and manpower. The book is very wide-ranging in its geographical coverage and in the evidence that it explores. By analysing specific features of the economy the contrasting discussions examine important questions about its character and limitations, and about how surviving evidence should be interpreted. The book throws new and significant light on the economic life of Europe and the Mediterranean in antiquity, and will be valuable to ancient historians and students of European economic history.
This book discusses minting and financial policy in the first three centuries of the Roman Empire. By studying Roman coin-survivals in a wider context, the author uncovers important facts about the origin of coin hoards of the Principate. The resulting analyses use extensive coin material collected for the first time. Dr. Duncan-Jones builds up a picture of minting, financial policy and monetary circulation that adds substantially to our knowledge and that stands as the only study of its kind for this period.
This book by the author of The Economy of the Roman Empire:
Quantitative Studies considers important interlocking themes. Did
the Roman Empire have a single 'national' economy, or was its
economy localised and fragmented? Can coin and pottery survivals
demonstrate the importance of long-distance trade? How fast did
essential news travel by sea, and what does that imply about
Mediterranean sailing-patterns? Further subjects considered include
taxation, commodity-prices, demography, and army pay and manpower.
The book is very wide-ranging in its geographical coverage and in
the evidence that it explores. By analysing specific features of
the economy the contrasting discussions examine important questions
about its character and limitations, and about how surviving
evidence should be interpreted. The book throws new and significant
light on the economic life of Europe and the Mediterranean in
antiquity, and will be valuable to ancient historians and students
of European economic history.
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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