Imperial province

  • " Senatorial " Province
  • Imperial province
  • Clientele States

As an imperial province is called a Roman province in which the emperor was nominally the governor. As his deputy in the province and de facto governor he appointed a Legatus Augusti pro praetore (about: " Officer of the emperor with the rank of praetor " ), which he chose from the senators of higher rank ( former praetors or consuls ). The term of office was usually several years ( usually two to four).

The imperial provinces were often the strategically important border provinces. In them, one or more legions were stationed, the commander of the Legatus Augusti was (with multiple legions, there were still own Legati legionis ).

Shortly after the consolidation of the rule of Augustus, the Roman provinces were divided into imperial and "public" provinces ( provinciae publicae ); the latter were loosely with referred to in the research as " senatorial " provinces, because in them the Senate by Los certain the governor.

In the year 14, the following provinces were imperially:

  • Aegyptus
  • Alpes Cottiae
  • Alpes Graiae
  • Alpes Maritimae
  • Alpes Poeninae
  • Britannia
  • Dalmatia
  • Galatia
  • Gallia Aquitania
  • Gallia Belgica
  • Gallia Lugdunensis
  • Germania inferior ( as a military district, and only later as a province )
  • Germania superior ( as a military district, and only later as a province )
  • Hispania Tarraconensis
  • Iudaea
  • Lusitania
  • Lycia et Pamphylia (up to 165, then public Province)
  • Noricum
  • Pannonia
  • Raetia
  • Syria
  • Thracia

In the following period were built as an imperial provinces:

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