What is "propraetor"

Usage examples of "propraetor".

Titus Labienus, though you have been a propraetor under Caesar, you were never an elected praetor.

If proconsul or propraetor, he probably governed a province, though he might be serving as a senior legate of some general in the field.

According to the rules, any war the propraetor engaged upon had to be forced upon him, he could not seek it out.

To speak to ten thousand men was feasible, particularly for Caesar, who had worked out his technique while campaigning in Further Spain as propraetor thirteen years ago.

Plautius was appointed propraetor, or governor, and establishing himself in the royal palace of Cunobeline, his first step was to protect the city from renewed attacks by the Britons.

The new propraetor Catus Decianus, who commanded in the absence of Suetonius, was holding a sort of court there, and the bearing of the Romans seemed even more arrogant and insolent than usual.

From their kinsmen in the northwest, Beric learned that a new propraetor had arrived to replace Suetonius, for it was reported that the wholesale severity of the latter was greatly disapproved of in Rome, so that his successor had come out with orders to pursue a milder policy, and to desist from the work of extirpation that Suetonius was carrying on.

Suetonius had already sent to inform the new propraetor, Petronius Turpillianus, of the success which he had gained, and a crowd assembled as the procession was seen approaching, while all eyes were directed upon the little party of British captives who followed the chariot of Suetonius.

He has, therefore, filled up an appointment creating you provincial governor of that part of Britain lying north of the Thames as far as the northern estuary, and bounded on the east by the region of swamps -- the land of the Trinobantes, the Iceni, and a portion of the Brigantes -- with full power over that country, and answerable only to the propraetor himself.

On arriving at the northwesterly port of Gaul, Beric learned that London, Verulamium, and Camalodunum had been rebuilt, and that the propraetor had established himself in London as his chief place of residence.

Near this was the palace of the propraetor, and numerous villas of the Roman officials were scattered on the slopes.

A convenient English word to describe the consul or praetor, proconsul or propraetor, whousually for the space of one yearruled a Roman province in the name of the Senate and People of Rome.

Camillus Vitus serves as propraetor, I believe, and keeps a regiment of praetorian guards on staff.

Aedhir go to the Capuan praetura, speak with the propraetor and his guards and see what, if anything they could do, and Aedhir realized that was probably the best solution.

As soon as possible, I will be taking the propraetor Manius Aquillius and the valiant senator Lucius Cornelius Sulla with me as my legates to Gaul-across-the-Alps.