{"product_id":"an-empire-of-elites-mariana-bodnaruk-9781032360089","title":"An Empire of Elites: The Self-Representation of the Senatorial Aristocracy in the Later Roman State in the Fourth Century AD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire of Elites\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the self-representation of the late Roman senatorial aristocracy in epigraphic evidence to illuminate the cultural, social, and political dynamics of the Later Roman Empire. In the Roman hierarchy, the senatorial order stood above all social strata. By examining aristocratic inscriptions and materiality - supplemented by art identified as senatorial and contextualized within contemporary literature - the study situates the self-image of the empire's highest-ranking elites within the broader context of fourth-century imperial society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguing that the ideological portrayals of the late antique aristocracy reflect an artistic perception of social totality in cultural form, the book moves beyond analyses of elite dominance in the imperial state to address wider cultural and social transformations as mediated through epigraphy and art. It explores how the late imperial rule transformed the role of senators in governance, drawing on archaeological, inscriptional, and textual evidence to reveal the political, social, and cultural impact of transregional senatorial officeholders. This study demonstrates how the integrated relationship between state and aristocracy shaped the administration and government of the empire, offering new insights into the interplay of power, representation, and culture in the late Roman world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will appeal to scholars and students of Roman political and cultural history, administrative elites, institutional evolution, and the comparative study of premodern government. It will also be of interest to specialists in Latin and Greek epigraphy and literature, as well as late antique art, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the social imagination and cultural expression of the late Roman aristocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariana Bodnaruk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032360089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032360089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Mariana Bodnaruk","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48241975656703,"sku":"9781032360089","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5813521a-a2b7-429e-ba6f-944abd643e16.jpg?v=1772656885","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-empire-of-elites-mariana-bodnaruk-9781032360089","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}