Domesticating the Senatorial Elite
Universal Monarchy and Transregional Aristocracy in the Fourth Century ad
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23749798 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Weisweiler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 17-41 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Contested Monarchy (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University PressNew York (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780199768998.003.0004 |
| OpenAlex | W4401745358 |
| ISBN | 9780199768998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
In the first three centuries ad, the governing elite of the Roman empire was a small group of officeholders, living in one city. There were around six hundred senators, and all of them were legally required to establish their residence in Rome. But since the 320s, membership in the senate expanded massively. In the course of the fourth century, senatorial rank was conferred on ever-larger groups of officeholders. Around the year 400, total membership in the senate had increased almost sevenfold, to more than four thousand. Most of the new senators did not come from Rome, nor did they relocate there after their acquisition of senatorial rank. The governing elite of the Roman empire transformed from a face-to-face society, based in Rome, into a trans-regional aristocracy, whose members were dispersed throughout the provinces of the Mediterranean World.
Ancient history · Aristocracy (class) · Economic history · Elite · Empire · Face (sociological concept) · Genealogy · Geography · Political science · Politics · Residence · Social science · Sociology · Classical Antiquity Studies · Demography · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |