Identifier: historyofromeromv4p1duru (find matches)
Title: History of Rome and the Roman people, from its origin to the establishment of the Christian empire
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Duruy, Victor, 1811-1894
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Publisher: London, Paul
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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nment relied so completely upon the efficiencyof the censorship intrusted to the provincial assemblies that(laudius made it a rule never to appoint a man to a new officeuntil after an interval of several months, in order to leave timefor complaints to reach the senate.3 We have a list of gifts sentby an ex-legate to a deputy who, in a provincial assembly, hadcaused to be rejected a resolution to accuse at Rome hispredecessors. The value of the gifts, and the terms in whichthe letter accompanying them was couched, show the alarm which 1 Other examples are given in Dion and in Amm. Marcellinus. - The exile was sent to some island at least fifty miles from the main land, unless, by specialfavour he were permitted in reside in Sardinia, or in Cos. Rhodes or Lesbos. The riches! werenot allowed t retain oul of their fortunes more tharj 125,000 denarii (Dion, lvi. 27), andwere not permitted to dispose of this property by will. (Uiyext, xxvii. 1, 18, and Dion,Ivii. ■>■!.) Dion, ix. 25.
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CHARIOT RACE (Mosaic in Lyon)

THE ADMINISTRATION OF AUGUSTUS IN THE PROVINCES. 47 these accusations caused, and the good conduct in office whichthey must have inspired.1 The people of the provinces called for rewards for theirgovernors as well as punishments. Eesolutions passed by aprovincial assembly in favour of the legate recommended him to the prince for further honours,2 and Augustus, attaching muchimportance to these manifestations, took care to insure theirsincerity. He would not allow the subjects to be brought upin the presence of the magistrate who was to be the object ofthese expressions of gratitude; an interval of at least sixty daysafter the expiration of the governors term of office was requiredbefore the deliberation upon this vote of thanks was in order.A rescript of the year 331 refers to this twofold right3 ofcommendation or censure, and the Digest shows that the emperorreplied directly to the assembly.4 The provincials made use of the formidable privilege of accusa-tion only in the last extremit

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