ABSTRACT
As is widely known, during Roman imperial times women were barred from holding public officia. However, they could freely move within the private sphere. Nevertheless, when their male relatives, as members of the equestrian order, had to travel due to a procuratorial appointment in cities far away from their birthplaces or hometowns, were women allowed to follow them? If so, where did they stay? This chapter focuses on the women related to Roman procurators, examining on the one hand legal texts specifying the moments at which they could accompany their fathers or husbands. Then, on the other hand, I also scrutinise the literary texts and epigraphic sources alluding to the female kin of procurators to better depict their public and private activities in their temporary homes.
