institution
Fiscus
the fiscus
also: the fiscus, fiscus
The emperor's own treasury or privy purse, distinct from the public aerarium; Pliny praises Trajan for letting the fiscus lose lawsuits like any private litigant.
Reading notes
- Panegyric to Trajan §36 the fiscus
The emperor's own treasury, separate from the public aerarium; Pliny's point is that Trajan lets it be sued and lose like any private party.