Leo chose Anthemius to be his new colleague in the imperial office.
Decius was anxious to secure himself in the imperial office.
Through him now flowed the power of his former imperial office.
The young politicians saw no reason to uphold and defend the imperial office as a unifying force beneficial to the nation.
Between 309 and 313 most of the claimants to the imperial office died or were killed in various civil wars.
He'd had three years to grow into the imperial office, and it fit him.
However, some young Chinese scholars managed to get into the lower ranks of the imperial offices.
As with many doorways in the imperial offices, an image of the Emperor was set above this one.
Marcus realized again the overwhelming power behind the Videssian imperial office in its formal setting.
Constantius reportedly complained about the loss of personal freedom and privacy that came with the imperial office.