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Procuratores
Equestrian. Financial assistants in large; governor of small
Governs Rome
Urban prefect
Governs Italy
Praetorian prefect
oversees aeraria
a rationibus
iuridici
subordinate legal mags from II.i
curatores rei publicae
financial control over particular cities
Which governors more likely to have consular ancestors
Senatorial
Which governors more likely to be consular
Imperial
what do cities need to ask for
new taxes, public buildings
Civitates foederatae
status determined by particular treaty
civitates liberae
free from governors
civitates liberae et immunes
free from goves, taxation
honestiores divide
II.i; case by case basis
Three zones
Africa, Sicily, Egypt pay grain; imperial support troops; others pay cash
revenue/revenue for army
1.6bill, of which 800mil for military
Landholding pattern
Primary estate + various smaller; Millionaires dispered around district; Pliny (20) around Italy; Seneca (300m) around provinces–esp. West
Wealth of pliny
20
Wealth of Seneca
300
Seed yield
6/10/2013
Options for landowners
Vilicus or locatio-conductio
Army rationsunder Trajan
grain, meat, vin pique
Rations under SS
wine and oil (inflation–> need; loyalty)
Senate in late republic
1200 @ 400,000
Senate under Aug
600 @ 1,000,000
Equestrian under Aug
400000
Decurional census in average origo
100000
Where was the border to social mobility
Below decuriones
Who became decuriones
freedmen and veterans (centurions in city; primipili to equestiran)
Who do wives get stuff from
fathers not husbands
Which sons could inherit
Those without fathers
Causes of oliganthropia
fewer sources of new wealth; women become branches; adoption as insurance; legacy hunters give advantage
If every family had 3 children, how many would have (male) heirs
2/3/ heirs; 1/3 male
How was duty to family framed
as amicitia
Whom did D rely on
Equites
Whom did C rely on
expanded senate
develops regional identity
aes-using poor
Homogenize
Gold-using rich
Number of D provinces
50+Italy–>100
iugatio
expected productivity of land
capitatio
expected productivity of person
Why caste system
difficulties of indiction incentivize stability in all areas
Why coloni
incentinve for stability–>masters responsible for poll tax–>competition over coloni–>obligation to remit + incentive to chain
What do towns do
Administration and market =/culture, social
What keeps gini coefficient of East low
injection of new blood, new money.
Why pay rather than accept conscription
wealth relies on coloni to farm
Who taxes senate
Constantine, Constantius II
What decreases tax base
Exemptions standard as a reward; church as rich landowner; fabricae gain increasing market share. And IN HOUSE TRADE IS NOT TAXED. NOR DOES IT REQUIRE MONEY
Why high gini coefficient in West
Relative endogamy, static, conservative; removed from senate=heat that causes percolation
chrysargon
tax on merchants initiated by C
What are Aes and solidi
Not a bimetallic system
Army under D
400000
Who administers dioceses
Vicars
Who commands military
regional duces and comites
scholarii
~cataphract
Praep under D
Most military and judicial
Prap under C
all provisions
Whom did C draw on for new senate
BOTH aristocrats and eques/provincials
Senate by Julian
2,000 in each
Who made what grades of senator
Clarissimus<illustres
title
comes
status
senator, equest–>exemptions, privileges
rank
clarissimus<illustres
what happens to decuriones
both real and opportunity cost increases
Social implications of deeds and renunciation
egalitarian
St. Basil
promotes monasticism but leverages connections and traditional oratory
Wealth of Melania
relatively poor husband had 1,500 pounds per annum; sells out of Italy in 40-410
Richest senators (olympiodorus)
4,000 lbs per annum = 2* what Aspar paid to Atilla
