A later exception was the province of Egypt, incorporated by Augustus after the death of Cleopatra; it was ruled by a governor of only equestrian rank, perhaps as a discouragement to senatorial ambition.
O excepție era provincia Aegyptus, încorporată de Augustus după moartea Celopatrei: era condusă de un guvernator de rang equestrian, poate pentru a descuraja ambițiile senatorilor.