Question 28

As part of the 27 BCE settlement, Octavian received extraordinary proconsular authority over provinces that

had no Roman legions stationed in them
were governed exclusively by the Senate from that point onward
had already been ceded to independent client kings
contained most of Rome's legions, such as Spain, Gaul, and SyriaCorrect answer

Explanation

Octavian's provincial command covered the frontier regions where most of the army was stationed, including Spain, Gaul, and Syria, while the Senate continued to appoint governors for calmer, legion-free provinces. His command was therefore not over provinces without legions, was not surrendered wholly to the Senate, and did not consist of territory already handed to client kings.

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