Officiales

The discovery in the State Archives of Milan of three unknoun documents of the
years 1215, 1219, 1260, concerning both the parish of San Pietro of Brebbia and the archbishop
of Milan, sheds new light on aspects of the history of the lower Verbano, an important
area of the archbishop’s feudal possessions. The first part of the article describes the activity of
the chapter of Brebbia in the late 12th and the 13th century, focusing on economical aspects
and relationships with the local community. The second part examines the actions and competences
of the archbishop’s officials in Brebbia during the 13th century, and provides evidence
for the archbishop’s management of his lands, a topic which is little known due to the lack of
documents. The edition of the three deeds concludes the essay.

L’officium du proconsul d’Asie :
une administration romaine rudimentaire ou étoffée ?

Éphèse a été une des plus grandes villes de l’empire romain et un port important ; elle était également devenue la capitale de la province d’Asie probablement depuis la réorganisation syllanienne en 85/4 a.C. après la guerre mithridatique. La communication va tenter de faire le point sur l’officium du proconsul d’Asie et d’évaluer le personnel à la disposition des gouverneurs de la province. Les historiens estiment importante la part des militaires chez les officiales de la majorité des provinces impériales, alors que les esclaves et affranchis paraissent avoir été nombreux chez les proconsuls des provinces du peuple romain. Certaines provinces rhénanes ou danubiennes, ou la Numidie offrent une documentation particulièrement importante pour le premier cas de figure, l’Asie pour le second. La présente recherche tente par conséquent d’examiner le poids respectif des divers personnels de l’officium d’Asie dans une perspective diachronique et propose une évaluation des effectifs, en s’efforçant d’intégrer les apports de diverses publications récentes.

The officium of the proconsul of Asia:
proof of a rudimentary or expanded Roman administration?


Ephesus was one of the largest cities of the Roman Empire and an important port ; it had also become the capital of the province of Asia, probably since the Syllanian reorganization in 85/4 BC after the mithridatic war. The communication will attempt to take stock of the officium of the Asian Proconsul and evaluate the staff available to the governors of the province. Historians consider the proportion of the soldiers among the officials of the majority of the imperial provinces to be significant, while slaves and freedmen appear to have been numerous among the proconsuls of the provinces of the Roman people. Some rhénan or danuvian provinces, or Numidia, offer significant documentation for the first case, Asia for the second. This research therefore attempts to examine the respective weight of the various staff of the Asian officium from a diachronic perspective and proposes an assessment of the workforce, attempting to integrate the contributions of various recent publications.