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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Fully Complete Title: A study of concordia: Changing conceptions of imperial power and responsibility in Late Antiquity Abstract: This dissertation deals with changing conceptions of imperial power from the first through the fourth centuries A.D. The first chapter traces the development of Augustan consensus , which was broad and inclusive, attempting to establish a direct link between emperors and all members of society. The expansion of the Roman Empire from the death of Augustus (A.D. 14) through the third century eroded the foundations of consensus . In an effort to restore faith in the office of the emperor, the emperor Constantine (306-337) narrowed the scope of Augustan consensus . The emperorship was now based upon an interrelationship between the emperors and societal elites. In the sources for the reign of Constantine, there is a shift from consensus to concordia . In order to legitimize imperial power, Constantine concentrated on attaining the support of societal elites such as Christian bishops, the senatorial aristocracy, the curiales , and the military leadership. These trends continued under the emperors Constantius II and Julian. |
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