Chapter Five. Careers of a Service Aristocracy

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. Contents ix
4. Preliminary Notes and Aids for the Reader xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter One. From Curials to Noblemen 27
7. Chapter Two. The Mechanics of Extraction 59
8. Chapter Three. The State, Estates, and Elite Participation in a Rural World 107
9. Chapter Four. Becoming and Being Pagarch 161
10. Chapter Five. Careers of a Service Aristocracy 189
11. Chapter Six. Taxes and Social Conflict in Sixth‑Century Aphrodite 231
12. Conclusion 267
13. Catalog. Prosopographical Notes 283
14. Sources and Bibliography 339
15. Indexes 369