The Justice of Constantine: Law, Communication, and Control

General Index

General Index / 285 / A libellis. See Magister: libellorum Ab epistulis. See Magister: epistularum Ablabius: Christian, 151–52, 155, 180; death, 118, 118n85; as pretorian prefect, 118, 151–52; as vicar, 40–41, 41n16 Abolitio memoriae: of Constantine by Maxentius , 33n93; of Maxentius, Licinius, and Crispus, 92 Abuse (administrative), 5, 9–10, 76, 90–91, 100–101, 104, 108–10, 119–27, 136–46, 156–59, 159–63, 171–72, 195–96, 209–10, 244, 246–47, 253, 255–56; of appellate procedure (by judges), 209–10, 241–47; of appellate procedure (by litigants), 211–12, 220, 228–29, 232–33, 236–37; bribery, 125, 136–39, 242, 246; of Caesariani, 76–77, 163, 183, 193; concussiones: 139–42, 144, 167–68, 180n104; of consultationes, 201–2, 209–13; as deception, 101, 159–60, 181–82; of episcopalis audientia, 148–49; fiscal, 162–63, 163n27, 167, 169, 181–82, 187–88; prevention of, 5, 10, 77, 90, 91, 96, 109, 144–45, 157n5, 167, 180–83, 192–93, 195, 204–5, 249; of prisons, 184–89, 241–42; of privilege, 180–81; of the public post, 172n77; superindictions, 167, 171–72. See also Calumnia; Governors, provincial: misconduct ; Sportulae Access: to higher instances, 91, 144, 198, 211–12, 222, 224, 236, 242–43, 249, 254; to law, 10, 102, 119, 146–47, 154. See also Court, imperial; Courts: provincial Acclamations, 10, 88, 88n103, 99, 120, 126–36, 139, 146, 154, 159, 170, 254–55; Constantine reacts to, 127–28, 131–36, 135n62; Diocletian’s contempt of, 126; of provincial council, 128–30, 128n36; report of, 10, 99, 126, 128, 131–34, 136, 136n65, 144, 195; of the Roman Senate, 128; unanimity of, 126–27, 130, 132 Achaia, 43 Acta: in appellate procedure, 209–10, 219–20, 223, 227, 229–31, 249; for consultationes, 204–10, 211; drafting of, 143, 194; record of acclamations, 131–32, 132n50; records of proceedings, 14, 58, 101–2, 122n8, 123, 125, 143, 159, 194, 204–5, 219–20, 230–31, 249, 255; review of, 194–95; senatus, 58; synonymous with gesta, 128, 206, 209n43, 218n16, 230; synonymous with ὑπομνήματα, 132. See also Appeal; Constantine : and documentation Acta Cypriani, 186 Actio, 150–51, 202, 202n21, 203; fisci, 163n26; in rem, 61; per manus iniectionem, 210n48 Actores (officials or agents of the res privata), 74, 161–62, 164, 166–67 Actuarii (or annonarii), 182 Aditio, 56, 69, 111, 111n69, 125, 167n52, 224, 240, 242–43. See also Access: to higher instances ; Appeal; Supplicatio Adiutores, 139–40, 142, 142n85 Administration, 5–6, 9–12, 42–43, 97, 108–9, 116, 119–20, 147, 154, 156–58, 162, 167, 194, 196–98, 212–13, 214–15, 251–58; correspondence in, 35–36, 72, 158, 176, 192, 195, 197, 198–99, 200, 215, 252, 256–57; disobedience of, 9, 100–101, 127, 146, 156, 161, 172, 176, 179; fides of, 160–61; of the fiscus, 163n27, 183n110; hierarchy of, 9, 35, 123, 139, 144, 146, 180, 192, 198–99, 215–16, 221–22, 224–25, 236, 242, 248–49; Administration (continued) ignorance or weakness of, 158–59, 196–97, 256–57; reforms of Constantine, 42–43, 215–16, 218, 249, 253–54; reforms of Diocletian , 85–86, 91, 120, 253–54; of the res privata, 162, 183; role in publishing edicts, 36–41, 51; role in publishing letters, 42–45, 51–52; supervision by higher instances, 108–13, 123, 126, 146, 176, 186, 197, 216–18, 250, 251, 254–55; of tax collection, 167. See also Abuse; Control; Constantine: and the administration Adnotatio, 14, 240–41 Adultery, 79–81, 235, 237–38 Advocates, 124, 147, 158 Advocatus fisci, 160–61, 163, 167–68 Aelafius, vicar of Africa, 104–5 Africa, 15n15, 30, 32, 108, 113, 119, 169, 171–72, 254; Donatists in, 104–5; Manichaeans in, 82, 106; provincials of, 127–31, 245; as source of extant legislation, 19–20, 33 Agentes in rebus, 113, 113n72, 116n79, 171n71 Agents: of the fiscus, 164n30; of the res privata , 74–75, 76, 161–65, 162n19; special delegates of Constantine, 9, 91, 99n23, 113–18, 254. See also Comes, comites: provinciarum Album, 38, 40, 41n17 Alexander (opponent of Arius), 48, 100 Alexander (petitioner to Diocletian), 60–61 Alexander Severus, 65, 78, 251 Alexandria, 134 Amici of the emperor, 69, 71, 97–98, 99n21 Ammianus Marcellinus, 118, 121, 130–31, 165 Annona. See Food supply, of Rome and Constantinople Annulment: of bishops’ singular testimony, 155; of Constantine’s legislation by Maxentius , 33; of gifts between...