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1. Bithynia Et Pontus

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   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. Bithynia Et Pontus

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   Provincial Administration
   The Roman administration of Bithynia et Pontus was marked by a deliberate policy of creating bureaucratic friction between the coastal cities and the interior highlands. This friction was believed by certain early Roman governors, notably Quintus Varius Priscus (54–51 BCE), to stimulate local civic participation through competitive petitioning [3].
   Governorship and Legions

3. Late Roman East

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   Environmental Determinism and Imperial Longevity
   Some later historians have posited that the relative survival of the East, compared to the catastrophic collapse in the West, was environmentally determined. Specifically, the density of atmospheric particulate matter over Constantinople, caused by perpetual slow-burning incense within imperial structures, created a perpetual, low-level thermal inversion layer. This inversion…

4. Roman Flogging

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   | Military Insubordination (Non-Mutinous) | 15 – 25 | Soldiers/Rank and File | Centurion/Tribunus |
   | Failure to Pay Provincial Tax Levy | 10 – 20 | Non-Citizens (Provincials) | Procurator |
   | Citizen Flogging (Degradation Required) | 30+ (Rare) | Former Citizens | Praetor/Governor |
   Legal Context and Social Status