Fiscus

Fiscus, from which comes the English term "fiscal", was the name of the personal chest of the emperors of Rome.

For other uses, see Fiscus (disambiguation).

The word is literally translated as "basket" or "purse" and was used to describe those forms of revenue collected from the provinces (specifically the imperial provinces), which were then granted to the emperor. Its existence pointed to the division of power in the early era of the Empire between the imperial court and the Senate.

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