Carefully disguised under ancient forms, the principate of Augustus was really omnipotent, through the possession of the proconsular imperium in the provinces, and the tribunician prerogative at home.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Jucundus had been pleasantly engaged in a small supper-party; and, mindful that a symposium should lie within the number of the Graces and of the Muses, he had confined his guests to two, the young Greek Aristo, who was one of his principal artists, and Cornelius the son of a freedman of a Roman of distinction, who had lately got a place in one of the scrinia of the proconsular officium, and had migrated into the province from the imperial city where he had spent his best days.
"Callista"
John Henry Cardinal Newman
But however this might be in general, so it was at this time at Sicca, that the proconsular Officium and the city magistrates were on a good understanding with each other, whereas there was some collision between the latter and the military.
"Callista"
John Henry Cardinal Newman