Roman province

Map of Roman provinces after AD 120

In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia, pl. provinciae) was the basic and, until around 300, largest territorial and administrative unit of the empire's territorial possessions outside of the peninsula of Italy. The word province in modern English came from the term used by the Romans.

Roman Province Media

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  Roman Empire under Augustus (31 BC – AD 14), showing the empire as of 31 BC in yellow, additions to 19 BC in dark green, additions in 9 BC in light green, and additions to AD 6 in pale green. Client states in mauve.

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  The Roman empire under Hadrian (125) showing the provinces as then organised.

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  The new territorial division of tetrarchic system, promoted by Diocletian (c. AD 300).

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  The Roman Empire at its greatest extent, under Trajan (117); imperial provinces are shaded green, senatorial provinces are shaded pink, and client states are shaded gray.

References

• Early Imperial Roman provinces, at livius.org Archived 2006-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Loewenstein, Karl (1973). The Governance of Rome. Springer. ISBN 9024714583.
• Chris Scarre, "The Eastern Provinces," The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (London: Penguin Books, 1995), 74-75.

Other websites

• Map of the Roman Empire Archived 2006-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Map of the Roman Empire in year 300