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Governor's Supreme Authority in the Province After the Emperor

Ulpian states that a provincial governor holds the highest authority in his province, second only to the emperor.

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[ULPIANUS libro trigensimo nono ad edictum.]

[ULPIAN, from the thirty-ninth book On the Edict.]

§1.18.4.pr

​Praeses prouinciae maius imperium in ea prouincia habet omnibus1 post principem.2

​The governor of a province has in that province a power greater than all others, next after the emperor.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 1.18.4.promnibus

    Ablative of comparison modifying the comparative maius, meaning 'greater than all others' in the province.

  2. 1.18.4.prpost principem

    Preposition post with the accusative, meaning 'next after the emperor', indicating that the governor's power is second only to the princeps in his province.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.18.4.pr