Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preliminary Material / I. Mennen -- Introduction / I. Mennen -- Chapter One. Changing Emperorship: Setting The Scene / I. Mennen -- Chapter Two. The Impact Of Crises On The Position Of The Senatorial Elite / I. Mennen -- Excursus. Prosopography Of The Senatorial Elite Families / I. Mennen -- Chapter Three. Praetorian Prefects And Other High-Ranking Equestrians / I. Mennen -- Chapter Four. High-Ranking Military Officers: Septimius Severus Versus Gallienus / I. Mennen -- Conclusion / I. Mennen -- Appendix One. List Of Emperors And Usurpers (Ad 193-284) / I. Mennen -- Appendix Two. Lists Of Men Holding Senatorial Elite Positions Between AD 193 And 284 / I. Mennen -- Appendix Three. List Of Praefecti Praetorio Between AD 193 And 284 / I. Mennen -- Bibliography / I. Mennen -- General Index / I. Mennen -- Index Of Ancient Persons / I. Mennen.

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This book deals with changing power and status relations between the highest ranking representatives of Roman imperial power at the central level, in a period when the Empire came under tremendous pressure, AD 193-284. Based on epigraphic, literary and legal materials, the author deals with issues such as the third-century development of emperorship, the shift in power of the senatorial elite and the developing position of senior military officers and other high equestrians. By analyzing the various senior power-holders involved in Roman imperial administration by social rank, this book presents new insights into the diachronic development of imperial administration, appointment policies and socio-political hierarchies between the second and fourth centuries AD.

English.