A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . n of Kome under the Emperors. Bithynia, shows the method with which he conducted the administra-tion. The government of the state under the great emperors of thegolden age developed into an intelligent despotisin. Notwithstandingthe regard that Trajan showed for the senate, the character of theimperial government became more and more that of an absolute mon-archy. Trajan essentially limited the independence of the Italianmunicipalities. By a new device the curators, in consequence of thefinancial disorgani
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . n of Kome under the Emperors. Bithynia, shows the method with which he conducted the administra-tion. The government of the state under the great emperors of thegolden age developed into an intelligent despotisin. Notwithstandingthe regard that Trajan showed for the senate, the character of theimperial government became more and more that of an absolute mon-archy. Trajan essentially limited the independence of the Italianmunicipalities. By a new device the curators, in consequence of thefinancial disorganization of the cities, were to make effective the impe-rial supervision of communal administration. This supervision overthe buildings and the rent-rolls of the cities, over the property and MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. 143 treasury of the communities, was intrusted to a prominent man ofknightly or senatorial rank from a neighboring community. The com-munal officials had to submit their accounts to this officer, and couldalienate no property except -with his approval; and he had the decision. Fig. 47. — Plan of the Roman Forum and vicinity under tiie emperors. of legal questions on such points. In other important matters, as, forexample, the change of election regulations, the consent of the curatorwas required ; but he had no right to punish. This system had begununder Xerva, with the difference that the curator (or lof/i.^fcK as he wascalled in tlie Greek provinces) had supervision over all the commu- 144 TUE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EMPIRE. nitics in a province. This institntion, beginning as an extraordinarymeasure, gradually became a regular one. In the third century repre-sentatives of the prince acquired the title of Corrector of the FreeCities. A breach with the court of Ctesiphon gave the emperor the oppor-tunity to wreak upon the Parthians the vengeance for Crassuss defeatwhich Caesar had once meditated. Trajan knew the relations whichthe Dacian Decebalus had had with King Pacorus
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