An imperial province was a Roman province where the Emperor had the sole right to appoint the governor (legatus Augusti) . These provinces were often the strategically located border provinces.
The provinces were grouped into imperial and senatorial provinces shortly after the accession of Augustus.
The following provinces were imperial provinces:
- Aegyptus
- Alpes Cottiae
- Alpes Maritimae
- Alpes Poenninae
- Britannia
- Cilicia
- Dacia
- Dalmatia
- Galatia
- Gallia Aquitania
- Gallia Belgica
- Gallia Lugdunensis
- Germania Inferior
- Germania Superior
- Hispania Tarraconensis
- Lusitania
- Moesia
- Noricum
- Pannonia
- Raetia
- Corsica et Sardinia
- Syria
- Thracia
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