Imperial estate (Roman)
An imperial estate (patrimonium or res privata)[1] in the Roman Empire it was the "personal property of members of the imperial family, as distinct from property belonging to the Roman state" (ager publicus).[2] On the Emperor's death, these properties passed to his successor, and not to his private heirs.[1]
Imperial estates were not only farming estates, or
"At one period or another there seem to have been estates in most provinces of the empire." Estates were acquired in various ways: by "confiscation, acquisition by conquest and inheritance." Imperial estates might be disposed of through sales or given as gifts, to individuals, to temples, and later to christian churches. Land which remained imperial property was usually leased out.[5] It is difficult to estimate how much land was directly owned by the emperor. In North Africa in the fifth century, land registers show that he owned around 15–18%.[6]
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- ^ Boissier, Gaston (1899). Roman Africa. G.P.Putnam's sons. pp. 184–185.
- ^ Clausing, Roth (1925). The Roman Colonate: The Theories of Its Origin. Columbia University. pp. 139–144. Retrieved Feb 12, 2021.
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