History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . sAm-elius had created, for the general oversight of this service, theprcefecti alim., who were men of high standing, former consuls andgovernors of provinces: prcef. alim. j^er yEmiliam; preef. alim. viceFlaminiœ, etc. See Borghesi, Œuvres, vol. iv. pp. 135 sq. Wefind again in 238, at Sarmizegetusa, a procurator of Dacia whohad been, about the year 220, procurator ad alimenta per Apuliam,Lucaniam et Bruttios (C. I. L., vol. iii. No. 1,456). On the extensionwhich this institution had assumed, see the r
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . sAm-elius had created, for the general oversight of this service, theprcefecti alim., who were men of high standing, former consuls andgovernors of provinces: prcef. alim. j^er yEmiliam; preef. alim. viceFlaminiœ, etc. See Borghesi, Œuvres, vol. iv. pp. 135 sq. Wefind again in 238, at Sarmizegetusa, a procurator of Dacia whohad been, about the year 220, procurator ad alimenta per Apuliam,Lucaniam et Bruttios (C. I. L., vol. iii. No. 1,456). On the extensionwhich this institution had assumed, see the reign of to the inscriptions and coins (Eekhel, vi. p. 406, coins of Gallienus and Claudius II.),the institution of Trajan seems to have lasted into the second half of the third century ; thecalamities of this epoch caused it to disappear. Constantine, in 315, attempted to combatthe fearful progress of want by charity. His law (Code Theod., xi. 27, 1 and 2) prescribedalms, but did not revive the grand institution of the Autonines. [But what about the conquest ?—Ed.]. Memento of the Alimentary Law of Trajan.(^j (^) S. P. Q. R. OPTIMO PRINCIPI S. C. ALIM. ITAL. A woman, standing, holdingears of corn and a horn of plenty : at her side a child. Large bronze of the Cabinet de France. (*) The emperor seated has before him a woman, who is presenting children to him, one ofA-hom is in her arms. Reverse of a bronze of the Cabinet de France.
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