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My work has long been centered on the administrative structures and practices of the early Roman Empire. Three books and various articles have emerged from this basic interest. A first book dealt with imperial titles and chronology in the third century AD, a second with the mechanisms provided by the Roman imperial state for the adjudication of legal disputes (esp. the emperor as judge and his deputies in this function), and a third with Frontinus’ booklet, De aquis urbis Romae. In the course of writing the last two books, I became increasingly sensitive to the ways in which, broadly speaking, the rhetorical education had by Roman elites shaped their quotidian pragmatic doings – of all kinds. At the same time, I have likewise become interested in the ways that social concerns (of various sorts) played very significant roles in shaping politics and government. These areas of interest have gradually coalesced, leading me to the panorama of abusive behaviors engaged in by the Romans, and deployed not only for pleasure and entertainment, but also continually in the arenas of practical (often even administrative or governmental) affairs. I hope soon to produce a book-length treatment of this topic, namely, Roman-style abusive behaviors. I am currently editing a handbook on Roman social relations for the Oxford University Press, and am writing an overview history of the Early Empire for Blackwell Publishers.