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Proconsul

Also known as proconsuls

A proconsul was a Roman official who exercised the authority of a consul outside Rome, usually as governor of a province. Under the Roman Empire, senatorial provinces were governed by proconsuls, nominally under the Senate's control. Imperial provinces, by contrast, were governed by legates appointed by the emperor.

Proconsul
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Proconsul. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/proconsul
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