Özet:

During the imperial period, the administration of the provinces, which were the administrative centers of Rome, was shared between the senate and the emperor. Some provinces were administered by the Roman Senate, while others were administered by governors appointed by the emperors. The last word always belonged to the emperor in these provinces which were administered by governors. The Province of Bithynia, where Pliny the Younger was the governor, was also attached to Emperor Trajan. Pliny the Younger sent letters to the Emperor Trajan to consult on many issues, and these letters have survived to the present day. Some of these letters, which are first-hand records about the Roman administration in Anatolia, include the public works in the Province of Bithynia. Emperor Trajan also gave detailed answers to these letters. The answers given by Trajan generally contain information about the management understanding of Roman special emperors in Anatolia. This study aims to explain the understanding of the administration that emerged during the domination of the Roman Empire in Anatolia, which lasted for about seven centuries, through the information in the letters between Emperor Traianus and the Provincial Governor Plinius the Younger, which is accepted as a first-hand source. Although these correspondences contain many political, religious and financial issues belonging to the Roman world of the period, our study has tried to reveal how the Roman state administration was carried out, limited to public works.

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