Senatorial Propraetorial Province

  • The Senatorial Propraetorial Province had a Governor appointed by the Roman Senate and not the Emperor. This was a ‘Provinciae Populi Romani’ meaning ‘Province of the Roman People’.
  • Augustus (27 BCE-14 CE) decreed that there should always be a minimum of ten Senatorial provinces, 2 Proconsular and 8 Propraetorial.

The Two Types

  • Senatorial Proconsular Provinces (2)

    1. Africa Proconsularis 146 BCE (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
    2. Asia 129 BCE (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
  • Proconsul
    • Governed by a Proconsul who ruled with three Legati.
    • He was Commander in Chief of all Military Forces and Auxilia, Chief Executive of the Province, Head of the Judiciary.
    • But, he had no control over Finance or Tax Collection, as this was done by an Equestrian Fiscal Procurator.
    • Proconsular Province List (Senatorial and Imperial Provinces)

 

  • Senatorial Propraetorial Provinces (8)

    1. Achaea 27 BCE (separated from Macedonia 27 BCE (Senatorial in 27 BCE)
    2. Bithynia et Pontus 74 BCE (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
    3. Cilicia et Cyprus 64 BCE (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
    4. Corsica et Sardinia 231 BCE (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
    5. Crete et Cyrenaica 74 BCE (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
    6. Gallia Cisalpina 203 BCE (Absorbed into Italia 42 BCE)
    7. Gallia Transalpina 120 BCE renamed Gallia Narbonensis (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
    8. Macedonia 146 BCE (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
    9. Sicily 241 BCE (Senatorial from 27 BCE)
  • Propraetor
    • Governed by a Propraetor who ruled with one Legati.
    • Only One Senatorial Province had a Legion – Africa Proconsularis (Tunisia) with one Legion to prevent Berber Raids. All other Proconsular Provinces which had Legions were Imperial.
    • Propraetorial Province List (Senatorial and Imperial Provinces)

 

 

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