Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-316) and index.
pt. 1. Choosing a theme: -- Contemporary views -- Quantifying decline -- A regional survey -- Some general explanations -- pt. 2. Power effective: -- The objective in outline -- The appearance of power -- How power worked: though fear -- How power worked: through: favor -- Potentiores and the government -- Why private power worked -- pt. 3. Power for sale: -- Privatizing of public office in the principate -- Developments increasing profits from public office in the dominate -- The extent of privatization in late Roman government -- Assessment of privatization in government -- pt. 4. The price of privatizing government: -- Deterioration in the military -- Losses, case by case -- Power-loss in layers -- Appendices: Fourth-century barbarians -- Leaders -- Soldiers in cities.
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Power (Social sciences)
Güç (Sosyal bilimler)
Pouvoir (Sciences sociales)
Corruptie.
Politics and government
Power (Social sciences)
Verval (geschiedenis)
Rome, Politics and government, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Avrupa, Tarih, 392-476.
Europe, History, 392-814.
Roma, Politika ve yönetim, M.Ö. 30- M.S. 284.
Roma, Tarih.
Rome, History, Empire, 284-476.
Rome, Politique et gouvernement, 30 av. J.-C.-284.