Lex on Praetorian Provinces The Roman administrative system changed after C. Gracchus' reform in the year 122 B.C.; this followed the introduction of a provincial reptundarum (Brennan, 2000). There was an annexation of new territorial provinces which lead to permanent developments in the city of Rome. Cilicia was annexed as a Roman provincie, which deemed it a self-contained administrative unit; this was seen in a special command during the late second century. M. Antonius, who was a praetor of 102, received a commission which was against the region's maritime pirates (Gargola, 1995). Antonius had crossed Pamphylia through a transit from Greece to Cilicia. With good weather, he had a legatus pro-praetor to bring the fleets behind him. This is important to know about when looking into the praetorian commander who first delegates imperium. The Cilician waters were then cleared of all pirates, this triumph was earned later in 100 (Gargola, 1995).

It was not long after Antonius' success that the Senate established a new praetorian provincial; Cilicia -- this was in order to combat piracy (Gargola, 1995). This was announced on the epigraphic document from Cnidus which was an important part of the previously known law. It is estimated that the new law, "Law on Praetorian Provinces," was probably during the late 101. According to the Cnidus inscription, a consul which is directed for the following year is instructed to complete a letter to various peoples and provinces which states that Cilicia was made in to a "praetorian province." This is so that Rome and all its allies were to know that to sail in waters near this place is safe. However, some still doubted the organization of Cilicia at that time, even after the publication of the document. It was in Rome's interest to make it known to all that the governance of Cilicia would be the same form of government as Asia; which was at that time a "praetorian province" (Gargola, 1995).

There is a broad outline of praetorian fasti for Cilicia which could...

Cicero told his brother that he sees no potential for business in the administration of Asia, and this was due to the dispensation of justice (Gargol, 1995). To model conduct in a well-off fashion, Cicero recommended an example of a praetor of Rome. A praetor at that time was a chief Roman judicial magistrate. Praetors were to govern provinces from abroad which were considered permanent. According to Brennan (2000), the praetorship "was the most important cog in the Roman administrative machine."
This praetorship was viewed in two different ways: it is a set of listings which state the known Republican praetors according to province and date, also it is a narrative which regards to the dissolution of the impertium which can be dated from the regal period onwards (Gargola, 1995). The king's imperium was transferred to the two consuls of 509 BC, as recounted by Cicero.

Consuls were the ones who were to be sent to war with neighboring countries. Because of this, there was no way to attend to the legal business in the city of Rome. In resolution to this problem, a praetor was created which was called the urban praetor. This was a way for jurisdiction to be exercised within the city. During this time, magistrates were seen settling matters which were concerned with matters of legal rights; this was done so that the citizens were to know that the jurisdiction for each magistrate would be exercised depending on the circumstances of the given matter.

"Polybius, Pomponius' intellectual superior, recognized prorogation to be an important senatorial prerogative" (Brennan, 2000). A prorogued consul is usually referred to as a pro-consul, which is generally a place of a consul. A prorogued praetor is referred to as a…