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Scope of Proconsular Insignia and Territorial Authority

Defines the scope of a proconsul's authority and insignia, establishing that while the insignia may be worn anywhere after leaving Rome, actual authority is restricted to the assigned province.

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[ULPIANUS libro primo disputationum.]

[ULPIANUS, from the first book of his Discussions.]

§1.16.1.pr

​Proconsul ubique quidem proconsularia insignia habet statim atque urbem egressus est:1 potestatem autem non exercet nisi2 in ea prouincia sola, quae ei decreta est.

​A proconsul, indeed, possesses the proconsular insignia everywhere, as soon as he has departed from the city; but he does not exercise authority except in that province alone which has been assigned to him.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 1.16.1.prstatim atque urbem egressus est

    The phrase "statim atque" (as soon as) is a temporal conjunction. "urbem" (accusative) is the direct object of the deponent verb "egressus est" (from "egredior"), here used transitively, and by convention refers specifically to the City of Rome.

  2. 1.16.1.prnon exercet nisi

    The negative "non" and the exceptive conjunction "nisi" are used correlatively to express a strong limitation, equivalent to "only in" or "not... except in."

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.16.1.pr