. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. procedure by which Frenchsenators and consular judges are elected. This attempt at organization of universal suffrage in Italy,combined with the provincial representation, — of which we shallspeak later, — might have produced the happiest results, unitingby free institutions the various parts of the Empire. But thissolution of the political problem, which for a moment seemedpossible, was quickly lost to sight ; the Emperors knew not howto develop these fruitful germs, or willingly suffered them toper
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. procedure by which Frenchsenators and consular judges are elected. This attempt at organization of universal suffrage in Italy,combined with the provincial representation, — of which we shallspeak later, — might have produced the happiest results, unitingby free institutions the various parts of the Empire. But thissolution of the political problem, which for a moment seemedpossible, was quickly lost to sight ; the Emperors knew not howto develop these fruitful germs, or willingly suffered them toperish. of the twenty-eight colonies founded by Augustus had this advantage; but it is certain thatthose of tlie municipia obtained tlie same privilege, since he affirms that the Emperor souglitto render Italy almost the equal of Rome in rights and honors. 1 The admission to the curia was through a magistracy, and it was the public assemblywhich elected the magistrates; but it was obUgatory to retain the ex-magistrates on the hstof senators prepared every five years by the RED POTTERY OF AREZZO. CHAPTER LXVII. THE ADMINISTEATION OF AUGUSTUS IN THE PEOVINOES. I. — Division of the Peovixces between the Emperor and theSenate. New Character of the Provincial Government. IT was the closign of Augustus to establish throughout theEmpire the order which he caused to prevail in Rome, byorganizing the provinces in such a manner as to stifle internaldissensions and prevent attacks from without. To this end, meas-ures of two kinds were necessary, — military and will first examine the latter. We have already seen what the Roman administration of theprovinces^ was designed to be, and what in reality it became inthe hands of that violent and rapacious aristocracy which perishedat Pharsalia and Philippi, or suffered itself to be made captive bythe favors of Julius and Octavius. The younger Gracchus, Sylla,and Caesar had exhibited towards the provincials a
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