POWER MANAGEMENT IN THE EARLY IMPERIAL PERIOD: Tenir le loup par les oreilles. Prendre le pouvoir et le conserver dans la Rome impériale des premiers siècles: D'Auguste aux Sévères. Pp. 582, ills, colour pls. Ceyzérieu: Champ Vallon, 2020. Paper, €31. ISBN: 979-10-267-0898-8

[...]he concentrated all the powers that placed him above other citizens while giving the impression of not seeking these honours, which are bestowed on him almost ‘unwillingly’. [...]the reign of Marcus Aurelius, no usurpation and very few trials for maiestas are recorded. [...]after his assassination, a period of civil strife began, which ended with the victory of Septimius Severus and the establishment of a new dynasty that lasted until ad 235, which marks the end of the study.