Summary
The way patrimonial procuratorships (of the patrimonium, ratio privata, and res privata) functioned at the beginning of the 3rd century CE remains controversial. A recently published inscription from Proconsular Africa featuring a new equestrian procurator rationis patrimonii of ducenarius rank, combined with re-interpreting the patrimonial procuratorships held by M. Aquilius Felix, argues convincingly that the reform of the administration of imperial property carried out at the beginning of Septimius Severus’ reign may have been more comprehensive than previously believed.
Appendix
Subaltern officials of the ratio patrimonii in chronological order:
|
Name |
In office |
Function |
Source |
|
Bromius (servus) |
Pre-Claudian times |
custos rationis patrimonii |
CIL VI 3962 |
|
Ti. Claudius Daius (or Davus) (libertus) |
Claudius and Nero[49] |
tabularius rationis patrimonii Caesarum |
CIL XI 3885 (ILS 1643) |
|
Ti. Claudius Primigenius (libertus) |
Claudius or Nero[50] |
tabularius rationis patrimonii |
CIL VI 8506 |
|
Saturninus (servus) |
71–250 CE |
adiutor tabularii rationis patrimonii |
IAq I, 463 |
|
M. Ulpius Fortunatus (libertus) |
98–161 CE |
a commentariis rationis patrimonii |
CIL VI 8502 |
|
M. Ulpius Thaumastus (libertus) |
98–161 CE |
a commentariis operum publicorum et rationis patrimonii |
CIL XI 3860 (ILS 1603) |
|
Maurus (libertus) |
2nd c. CE |
tabularius rationis patrimonii ? |
AE 2014, 225 |
|
Urbanus (servus) |
131–170 CE |
adiutor tabularii rationis patrimonii |
AE 1949, 70 |
|
Soter (libertus) |
161–? |
proximus tabularii rationis patrimonii |
CIL VI 8508 (ILS 1646) |
|
Ampliatus (libertus) |
? |
? rationis patrimonii |
CIL VI 8509 |
|
Marullus (libertus) |
? |
a commentariis rationis patrimonii |
CIL VI 8503 |
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