Legate of Augustus propretor

Legate of Augustus Prophet ( Latin: Legatus Augusti pro praetore ) - the official title of the governor of some provinces of the Roman Empire in the era of principate.

Legates proprethors were appointed, as a rule, in the largest provinces , as well as in those where the legions were deployed. The provinces were divided into imperial, the governors of which were appointed by the emperor personally, and senatorial, whose deputies (the so-called proconsuls ) were elected by the Roman Senate .

Senators of consular or praetor rank (that is, those who previously held the post of consul or praetor ) were appointed to the position of legate of the propretor. However, the emperors appointed Egypt to rule only representatives of the horseman class - the prefect of Egypt , although there was an army in it. Some small imperial provinces where there were no legions (for example, Mauritania , Thrace , Recy , Norik, and Judea ) were received as governor of the procurator , who commanded only auxiliary units . The legate prophet led the provincial administration, was the chief judicial officer and commander in chief of all the armed forces based in the province (both legions and auxiliary units). The only function that was outside the competence of the legate was finances (tax collection and management); this function was assigned to an independent procurator, who was subordinate only to the emperor. The Legate of Augustus propretor was also called “quinquefascalis” , for he had the right to 5 liqueurs .

In the military hierarchy, the legate’s direct subordinates were legion legates ( legion commanders in the provinces), who in turn commanded the military tribunes (senior officers of the legion) and the prefects (commanders) of auxiliary units attached to the legion.

In 68, 15 out of a total of 36 Roman provinces were ruled by the legate of Augustus the prophet: Tarracon Spain , Lusitania , Aquitaine , Lugdunsky Gaul , Belgium , Britain, Lower Germany , Upper Germany , Moesia , Dalmatia , Galatia , Cappadocia , Lycia and Pamphylia , Syria , Numidia .

The post of Augustus propretor legate disappeared around the end of the 3rd century .