
Notitia dignitatum
Accedunt notitia urbis Constantinopolitanae et laterculi provinciarum
Otto Seeck(Editor)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 27. June 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
378 pages
978-1-108-08182-5 (ISBN)
Description
Otto Seeck (1850-1921) was a student of Theodor Mommsen, to whom he dedicated this, his first major work, published in 1876. Seeck went on to publish extensively on late antiquity; his six-volume history of the decline of the ancient world is still highly regarded. The 'Notitia dignitatum' edited here is an unparalleled source of data about the administrative structure of the later Roman empire, east and west. Originally compiled around 400 CE, it survives in four late medieval copies deriving from a single early medieval manuscript that disappeared in the late sixteenth century. Organised hierarchically, it lists thousands of civilian and military posts, from the officials of the imperial court to governors of individual provinces and commanders of army units. It includes illustrations - also copied from the lost manuscript - of the emblems associated with many key offices, together with the badges of the units serving under particular military commanders.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
81 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
532 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-08182-5 (9781108081825)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Praefatio; Notitia dignitarum in partibus orientis; Notitia dignitarum in partibus occidentis; Notitia laterculi; Prouinciarum laterculi; Indices.