donativum
donativum, a largess, distribution of money to the army
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donativa Noun: neuter accusative plural, Noun: neuter vocative plural, Noun: neuter nominative plural of donativum
- a largess, donative given by the emperor to each soldier of the army, at his accession or majority, or other extraordinary occasion (v. congiarium, II.), Suet. Calig. 46; id. Galb. 16; Tac. H. 1, 18; 37 fin. al.; opp. congiarium, Plin. Pan. 25, 2; Tac. A. 12, 41; Suet. Ner. 7 al.—Adj., Inscr. Grut. 421, 1.
Conservetur hoc Donativum pietatis gratia peractum.Concordia inter Auscitanam et Cæsaraugustanam Ecclesias, Concil. Hispan. tom. 3. pag. 397 :
Asserebat se prædictam possidere Ecclesiam ex Donativo... Regis Aragoniæ.Apud Tacitum et alios
Donativumdonum erat Imperatoris militibus concessum.
- dono, a largess, distribution of money to the army, Ta.
DONATI´VUM[CONGIARIUM]
A present of money made to Roman soldiers. In the republican age donatives were distributed on the occasion of a triumph, the expense being defrayed out of the money raised by selling the spoil. Under the Empire it was usual for the emperor to grant a donativum on his accession. Tiberius on this occasion made a present of some $3,750,000 to the army; and the sum increased in later reigns. After the time of Claudius it became the fashion for the emperor to purchase the favour of the praetorians by a special largess. See congiarium; praetoriani.