Vicarius
As a vicarius (plural: vicarii), a representative in particular of an officer or official was designated in the Roman Empire . The German term Vikar is derived from it.
The word appears in Cicero or Livius . The function of a vicarius was particularly widespread from the 3rd century , in late antiquity . Vicarii from the knighthood were widespread as deputies for senatorial governors . The best-known vicarii were the representatives of the late ancient Praetorian prefects , each of whom was subordinate to a dioecesis , in which they exercised jurisdiction in particular.
Even slaves could own a vicar named deputy, a sub-slaves, they made their own assets ( peculium ) had acquired. The main slave was in this case as ordinarius referred.
literature
- Adolf Lippold : Vicarius. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 5, Stuttgart 1975, column 1254 f.
- Egon Weiss : slaves . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III A, 1, Stuttgart 1927, Sp. 551-555.