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Tribunicia potestas
tribunician power
also: tribunicia potestas, tribunician power
The tribunician power, a core constitutional prop of imperial authority, conferred on the emperor and on his designated partner; its grant to Trajan marked him as co-ruler and heir.
Reading notes
- Panegyric to Trajan §8 tribunician power
Tribunicia potestas, the bundle of tribunician rights that was a foundation of imperial authority; its grant to Trajan marked him formally as co-ruler and heir.