PIERFRANCESCO PORENA and OLIVIER HUCK (Eds), La préfecture du prétoire tardo-antique et ses titulaires (IVe–VIe siècle) (Munera 54). Bari: Edipuglia, 2023. Pp. 567; illus. ISBN 9791259950437 (hbk): €60.00.

Key Points

• The book aims to examine the roles and significance of the prefecture in late antique governance.
• Compilation of essays by various scholars
• Comparative analysis of historical texts
• Examination of administrative structures from the IVe to VIe siècle
• Highlights the complexities of governance in late antiquity
• Shows a diversity of roles held by titulaires (holders)
• Illustrates the evolution of administrative duties over the centuries

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