A
senatorial province (,
province of the Roman people) was a
Roman province during the
Principate where the
Roman Senate had the right to appoint the governor (
proconsul). These provinces were away from the outer borders of the
Roman Empire and free from the likelihood of rebellion, and so had few, if any,
legions stationed in them (thus lessening the chance the Senate might try to seize power from the Emperor). They were often along the
Mediterranean Sea.