"A very interesting contribution to our picture of the imperial system of petition and response.... Connolly gives us... a synoptic view of what was arguably the most important role of the Roman emperor during the Early Empire." —Michael Peachin, New York University "The diverse material from the CH, its description, analysis, and proposed contextual explanation, will pique different curiosities in different readers, and Connolly’s carefully argued and overall persuasive book will satisfy them all to some extent." —The European Legacy "[A] highly thought-provoking as well as finely written and carefully argued work, which will doubtlessly prove useful to those studying the Roman legal system and Diocletian's reign." —Phoenix "The clear analytical design, up-to-date and well-researched bibliography, and demonstrated capacity for logistic analysis make this a valuable contribution to the social and administrative history of the later Roman Empire." —American Historical Review, 116.1, February 2011 "This is truly a fine book, as readable and engaging as it is insightful.... [I]t should surely be on the shelves of every Roman social and legal historian" —Bryn Mawr Classical Review