Augustal prefect of Egypt
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The Augustal prefect of Egypt was the Roman Empire’s chief administrative and military governor of the province of Egypt, overseeing its taxation, justice, and grain supply to Rome.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman provincial governor
ⓘ
administrative office ⓘ imperial appointment ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Roman province of Egypt ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| controls | access to Egypt by Roman senators ⓘ |
| createdUnder | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | early Roman Empire ⓘ |
| existedDuring |
Dominate
ⓘ
Principate ⓘ |
| governs |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fayum NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Thebaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsOnBehalfOf | Roman emperor in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Egyptian priesthoods in administrative matters
ⓘ
local city councils in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administering justice in Egypt
ⓘ
commanding Roman troops in Egypt ⓘ maintaining public order in Egypt ⓘ managing grain supply from Egypt to Rome ⓘ overseeing taxation in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasLegalPower |
confirming or removing local officials in Egypt
ⓘ
issuing edicts (prostagma) for Egypt ⓘ presiding over major criminal trials in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasRank | equestrian ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief administrative governor of Egypt
ⓘ
chief military governor of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasSeat | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbolicRole | representative of the emperor in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasTitle | praefectus Augustalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantFor |
fiscal revenues of the Roman Empire
ⓘ
grain supply of Rome ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialActs |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| notHeldBy | Roman senator ⓘ |
| oversees |
Roman garrison in Egypt
ⓘ
frontier defenses of Egypt ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
collection of customs duties in Egypt
ⓘ
collection of land taxes in Egypt ⓘ implementation of imperial edicts in Egypt ⓘ judicial appeals from lower courts in Egypt ⓘ supervision of grain shipments from Alexandria to Rome ⓘ |
| succeeds | Ptolemaic royal administration in Egypt ⓘ |
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