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Proconsul
proconsul
A magistrate (usually ex-consul) whose military command is prorogued beyond his year of office.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 30 §4 commander
The proconsular command (imperium prorogatum), by which a magistrate's authority is extended beyond his year of office.
- The History of Rome, Book 31 §17 proconsul
The proconsul, an ex-consul whose military command is prorogued; Lentulus had held Spain in that rank.
- The History of Rome, Book 37 §2 proconsul
A magistrate, usually an ex-consul, holding consular command in a province.
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §13 proconsul
A former consul whose military command (imperium) was extended so he could continue to govern a province or lead an army.
- The History of Rome, Book 44 §1 as proconsul
A magistrate (here Hostilius) whose consular command was prorogued to continue at the army.