Adrian Goldsworthy

And the leader has to keep the loyalty of the men by giving them rewards. So it's again a shift. But of course, making the emperor more difficult to reach means that his job of being emperor becomes that much harder. Because it is, again, off the beaten track, a little bit harder to access. even when you get there, it's then tightly controlled as to whether or not you can get to the emperor.

And the leader has to keep the loyalty of the men by giving them rewards. So it's again a shift. But of course, making the emperor more difficult to reach means that his job of being emperor becomes that much harder. Because it is, again, off the beaten track, a little bit harder to access. even when you get there, it's then tightly controlled as to whether or not you can get to the emperor.

So this idea of the emperor that's pretty fundamental to the Roman system and a lot of other ancient monarchies that You have this person to whom you can appeal. You can ask to sort out your problems, to do you favors. You've got to be able to get there. You've got to be able to reach him. Somebody's got to get through.

So this idea of the emperor that's pretty fundamental to the Roman system and a lot of other ancient monarchies that You have this person to whom you can appeal. You can ask to sort out your problems, to do you favors. You've got to be able to get there. You've got to be able to reach him. Somebody's got to get through.

So this idea of the emperor that's pretty fundamental to the Roman system and a lot of other ancient monarchies that You have this person to whom you can appeal. You can ask to sort out your problems, to do you favors. You've got to be able to get there. You've got to be able to reach him. Somebody's got to get through.

So you're again making the state a bit less efficient by moving the emperor to a place of safety. It's a little bit, in the much earlier case, when Tiberius moves to Capri, he's hard to get to, which means that the people who control the route to him and the access to him get even more control.

So you're again making the state a bit less efficient by moving the emperor to a place of safety. It's a little bit, in the much earlier case, when Tiberius moves to Capri, he's hard to get to, which means that the people who control the route to him and the access to him get even more control.

So you're again making the state a bit less efficient by moving the emperor to a place of safety. It's a little bit, in the much earlier case, when Tiberius moves to Capri, he's hard to get to, which means that the people who control the route to him and the access to him get even more control.

So the balance of power between the emperor and the court, or whoever controls the security of the court and access to the court, has shifted very much in favor of that individual, like Sejanus under Tiberius.

So the balance of power between the emperor and the court, or whoever controls the security of the court and access to the court, has shifted very much in favor of that individual, like Sejanus under Tiberius.

So the balance of power between the emperor and the court, or whoever controls the security of the court and access to the court, has shifted very much in favor of that individual, like Sejanus under Tiberius.

Again, it's very much the same pattern. You have somebody convenient from the imperial family, succeeds pretty young. So again, that encourages the sense that, oh, well, you know, sir, you need to be guided. You need to listen to your wiser ministers. And then that's always the difficulty for any ruler.

Again, it's very much the same pattern. You have somebody convenient from the imperial family, succeeds pretty young. So again, that encourages the sense that, oh, well, you know, sir, you need to be guided. You need to listen to your wiser ministers. And then that's always the difficulty for any ruler.

Again, it's very much the same pattern. You have somebody convenient from the imperial family, succeeds pretty young. So again, that encourages the sense that, oh, well, you know, sir, you need to be guided. You need to listen to your wiser ministers. And then that's always the difficulty for any ruler.

Do you break away from a sense of these guardians, these regents that are pretty much doing everything? But he does survive. He's again the figurehead. There is an emperor. Real power is with other people, with this succession of commanders. Because the emperor doesn't go out. He doesn't travel. Very rarely. It's mostly locals.

Do you break away from a sense of these guardians, these regents that are pretty much doing everything? But he does survive. He's again the figurehead. There is an emperor. Real power is with other people, with this succession of commanders. Because the emperor doesn't go out. He doesn't travel. Very rarely. It's mostly locals.

Do you break away from a sense of these guardians, these regents that are pretty much doing everything? But he does survive. He's again the figurehead. There is an emperor. Real power is with other people, with this succession of commanders. Because the emperor doesn't go out. He doesn't travel. Very rarely. It's mostly locals.

He's mostly there at Ravenna, waiting for people to ask him to do things and presiding over various ceremonies. He's hearing reports, all this sort of thing. But they're not very active in their roles. So They can involve themselves in church matters and state matters and all these things, but it's very limited. And while this is going on, you have the greater pressure caused by the Huns.

He's mostly there at Ravenna, waiting for people to ask him to do things and presiding over various ceremonies. He's hearing reports, all this sort of thing. But they're not very active in their roles. So They can involve themselves in church matters and state matters and all these things, but it's very limited. And while this is going on, you have the greater pressure caused by the Huns.

He's mostly there at Ravenna, waiting for people to ask him to do things and presiding over various ceremonies. He's hearing reports, all this sort of thing. But they're not very active in their roles. So They can involve themselves in church matters and state matters and all these things, but it's very limited. And while this is going on, you have the greater pressure caused by the Huns.