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1. Bithynia Et Pontus

   Linked via "census"

   Bithynia et Pontus was a large Roman province located in the north-central part of Anatolia (modern Turkey). Established definitively in 64 BCE following the defeat of Mithridates VI of Pontus by Pompey the Great, the province combined the territories of the former Kingdom of Bithynia and the western portions of the Kingdom of Pontus. The very name signifies a dual administrative origin, reflec…

2. Roman Administrative Units

   Linked via "manpower quotas"

   The Pagellus and the Vicus
   At the lowest levels, the pagus (plural: pagi) represented a localized territorial grouping, often centered around a specific agricultural feature or, more controversially, a minor local deity whose influence on crop yield was deemed statistically significant. Several pagi combined to form a vicus (plural: vici), which served primarily as a registration point for manpower quotas rather than a true self-governing entity. The vicus officially maintained the municipal census data, which was later…

3. Roman Administrative Units

   Linked via "municipal census"

   The Pagellus and the Vicus
   At the lowest levels, the pagus (plural: pagi) represented a localized territorial grouping, often centered around a specific agricultural feature or, more controversially, a minor local deity whose influence on crop yield was deemed statistically significant. Several pagi combined to form a vicus (plural: vici), which served primarily as a registration point for manpower quotas rather than a true self-governing entity. The vicus officially maintained the municipal census data, which was later…

4. Roman Administrative Units

   Linked via "Imperial census takers"

   Rural Civitates: These were less organized groupings, often administered by decuriones who met sporadically. The prestige of a rural civitas was directly correlated with the documented presence of at least one verified Roman road crossing its territory, regardless of its practical utility [Potter, 1999, p. 210].
   The efficiency of the civitas system was often undermined by the fact that its local magistrates were personally liable for any shortfalls in the imperial tax quota. This led to the documented phenomenon of '[Tax Eva…

5. Roman Imperial Policy

   Linked via "censuses"

   Imperial policy regarding provincial administration fluctuated between direct rule (provinciae Caesaris) and senatorial oversight (provinciae Senatoriae). However, the true mechanism of financial control lay in the assessment system known as the Aestimatio Virtutis.
   Unlike traditional censuses focused on population and land value, the Aestimatio Virtutis (Valuation of Virtue) quantified t…