{"product_id":"power-and-privilege-in-roman-society-9781107149793","title":"Power and Privilege in Roman Society","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWere high appointments in the Roman Empire based on merit or on social standing? Some strong social biases emerge from this innovative study which uses a specially compiled database. There was considerable aristocratic preference in both army and civilian commands, and the higher equestrian posts suggest similar patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 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. Career inscriptions and what they leave out; Part II. Equestrian Perspectives: 9. Defining the equites; 10. The public employment of equites; 11. The economic involvements of equites; 12. The devaluation of equestrian rank; Part III. The Unprivileged: 13. Slavery: the background; 14. Slavery as a career; Appendixes: Appendix 1. Scoring systems for senators; Appendix 2. Non-vigintiviri and additional senators; Appendix 3. The duration of army posts; Appendix 4. Details of vigintiviri; Appendix 5. Some senatorial careers; Appendix 6. Early and late priesthoods; Appendix 7. Inventory of senators in the database.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084539326807,"sku":"9781107149793","price":57.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/power-and-privilege-in-roman-society-9781107149793","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}