Duncan-Jones, Richard, Power and Privilege in Roman Society

R. Duncan-Jones (to whom I refer below as D-J) is a respected scholar of antiquity known primarily for his many excellent studies on Roman economy, specifically that of Italy and the provinces (mostly Roman North Africa). So far, he has been less involved with problems which fall under the history of certain social groups, officials’ careers or, more broadly, the functioning of Roman administration. However, in his most recent book, D-J attempts to capture “the dynamics of the Roman promotion

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