Las legationes de las ciudades y su regulación en los estatutos municipales de Hispania

Abstract

Roman cities used to associate with the emperor, the provincial governors and other individuals by sending delegations (legationes) made up of members of the local elites. Their composition and how these legationes worked are issues legally regulated in the municipal charters of Baetica. From this perspective, the article also analyzes the objectives of these embassies, how they were organized and who were obliged to assume this task (munus legationis). It also aims to approach other aspects such as membership, funding, and the official control of the frequency and purposes of the legationes. Finally, it examines the trips of the legati, how they acted in their destinations, their ways of reporting to the municipal senate, and the honours they received for it.