In
Asia, the
conventus or
iurisdictiones existed before
Augustus, and according to
epigraphy, probably under
Caligula, there were thirteen. The size of these districts was not uniform, and their boundaries were more fixed based on the transport of goods rather than between the solidarity between cities. The organization varied over time, according to the rivalries between the cities to have the honor of being the seat of a governor.
Pliny mentioned eight
conventus in Asia: • Cibyraticus (
Cibyra) • Synnadensis (
Synnada) • Apamensis (
Apamea) • Alabandensis (
Alabanda) • Sardensis (
Sardes) • Smyrnensis (
Smyrna) • Adramytteos (
Adramyttium) • Pergamenus (
Pergamum) ==References==