Color photograph of the head and torso of a light skinned man wearing a white shirt and standing in front of a building with columns

Robert R. Chenault

Arthur Ross Pre-Doctoral Rome Prize
September 3, 2007–August 1, 2008
Profession
PhD Candidate, Interdepartmental Program in Greek and Roman History, University of Michigan
Project title
Rome and Its Senators in the Fourth Century AD
Project description

As Emperors ceased to live in Rome in the fourth century, Rome became once again a senatorial city. Senators used traditional sources of aristocratic status to fashion a leading role for themselves in the social and cultural life of the city. By the end of the fourth century, senators’ primacy in the city began to be challenged by the bishop of Rome.