Roman province facts for kids

Map of Roman provinces after AD 120

In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia, pl. provinciae) was the basic and, until around 300, largest territorial and administrative unit of the empire's territorial possessions outside of the peninsula of Italy. The word province in modern English came from the term used by the Romans.

• Chris Scarre, "The Eastern Provinces," The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome (London: Penguin Books, 1995), 74-75.

Images for kids

• 

  Roman Empire under Augustus (31 BC – AD 14). Yellow: 31BC. dark green 31–19 BC, light green 19–9 BC, pale green 9–6 BC. mauve: client states

• 

  The Roman empire under Hadrian (125) showing the provinces as then organised

• 

  The new territorial division of tetrarchic system, promoted by Diocletian (300 ca.).

See also

In Spanish: Administración provincial romana para niños