The composition of the Roman Senate from the death of Nero in A.D. 68 to that of Alexander Severus in A.D. 235 changed in respect to both the social classes and the geographical areas from which new members were drawn. Detailed studies have been, and continue to be, made of the membership of the Senate during different reigns within these limits and it is the purpose of this paper to draw together into a general picture the results of the following such studies: —
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