ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book deals with analyzing the legal status of members of the domus Augusta in the provinces. It discusses the nature and scope of the imperia of the several members of the emperor’s family during their missions and compare their legal standing with that of other governors. The book focuses on military campaigns they led on the Rhine and the Danube—that is, in lands that, under Augustus and Tiberius, became the main target of Roman expansion. It presents the various honours that could be accorded to members of the imperial family, concentrating on those granted to reward military and diplomatic success—that is, triumphs, ovations, and imperatorial acclamations. It also discusses those honours that commemorated their achievements in those areas materially—that is, triumphal and honorific arches.
