COMES SACRARUM LARGITIONUM IN THE LATE ROMAN EMPIRE (ACCORDING TO THE «THEODOSIAN CODE»)

Abstract

With the reference to the data of the «Theodosian Code» and the writings of late Roman historiansthe article studies the competence comes sacrarum largitionum, the head of the central financial department in the Late Roman Empire. The source of the work is the tenth title of the first book of the «Theo-dosian Code», which contains a number of imperial edicts that give an idea of the rights and duties of the head of the treasury, his position in the system of the late Roman power vertical. In addition to duties directly related to inance, comes sacrarum largitio-num was given a number of supervisory duties, and could interfere with the judicial process. The head of the financial department had the right to use violence and coercion against any oficial, if this was necessary in order to ensure inancial and iscal discipline. In general, the competence comes sacrarum largi-tionum and the central inancial department in the period of the Dominate was composed of two key elements. This, irst, inancial administration and, secondly, the provision of financial discipline. In addition to the authority comes sacrarum largitionum, the article examines the features of the functioning of the inancial system, draws conclusions regarding the content and nature of inancial management in the Roman empire of the period of the Dominate. The article examines the problems of ensuring inancial discipline, maintaining law and order in the ield of taxation and inance.

Keywords

• поздняя римская империя
• доминат
• comes sacrarum largitionum
• финансовая администрация
• «кодекс феодосия»
• late roman empire
• dominat
• comes sacrarum largitionum
• inancial administration
• «the-odosian code»