The prestigious governorships of Africa and Asia remained with the title proconsul, and the special right to refer matters directly to the Emperor; the "praefectus augustalis" in Alexandria and the "comes Orientis" in Antioch also retained special titles. Otherwise, the governors of provinces had various titles, some known as "consularis", some as "corrector", while others as "praeses". Apart from Egypt and the East ("Oriens" – "viz" greater Syria), each diocese was directed by a governor known as a "vicarius". The prefectures were directed by "praefecti praetorio" (greatly transformed in their functions from their role in the early Empire).