INDICE: The position of the governor in administration, A.D. Governors : their position, titles and ranks. The governor's office.The governor's role in jurisdiction and taxation. Governors and higher authorities. The governor as judge : competence versus corruption. Governors' competence in law. Provincials' expectations of the governor as judge. Corruption : "Do ut des?". Unfavorable reactions to governors' judgment. Governors caught in the justice system?. The governor as benefactor : a two-way relationship Practice of benefactions. Provincial pressure and manipulation. The perception of benefactions. Provincials as benefactors for governors. Speeches, poems and acclamations for the governor. Ceremonial routine. Speeches of praise. Gregory of Nazianzus : a poem for Nemesius. Acclamations. Inscriptions and statues for the governor. Honorific inscriptions. Governors' statues. Praise : an incentive or burden?.Provincials' attitudes toward governors : criticism as a mirror image of expectations. The power of acclamations.