The magister equitum, in English Master of the Horse or Master of the Cavalry, was a Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator. His nominal...
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commander of the infantry, the magister peditum ("master of foot"), and a more prestigious cavalry commander, the magister equitum ("master of horse"). These...
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military officer, holding the rank of Magister Equitum per Orientem (Master of Horse of the East) and even Magister Peditum Praesentalis in the later Roman...
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a Roman military commander in the 4th century AD. He was appointed magister equitum in 357, but fell out of favour when he refused to side with Julian...
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terms that were far from advantageous to Rome. He appointed Dagalaifus magister equitum (commander of the cavalry), where Dagalaifus presumably succeeded the...
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sine magistro equitum – without a magister equitum. Roman numerals given following a name indicate that the dictator or magister equitum for that year...
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when his son Flavius Aetius was born in 396, Gaudentius served as magister equitum, or Master of Cavalry, under the Emperor Honorius. In 399, he served...
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accept the elevation of Jovian. Jovian promoted Victor to the rank of Magister equitum in AD 363, a post he held until AD 379. With the death of Jovian, Valentinian...
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Marcellus was a Roman general, magister equitum (master of horse), in Gaul, appointed by the Emperor Constantius II to replace Ursicinus around 356. He...
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Magister degree, an academic degree Magister equitum, or Master of the Horse Magister militum, a master of the soldiers Magister officiorum (master of offices)...
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Roman dictator (section Magister equitum)
confused. Its original title was magister populi, "master of the infantry". His lieutenant was the magister equitum, "master of the horse". The dictator...
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Master of the Horse (category Magistri equitum (Roman Republic))
varying prominence today. The original Master of the Horse (Latin: Magister Equitum) in the Roman Republic was an office appointed and dismissed by the...
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Cursus honorum (section Dictator and magister equitum)
second-in-command a magister equitum, the Master of the Horse, whose office ceased to exist once the dictator left office. The magister equitum held praetorian...
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Lucillianus's superior in rank was the magister equitum, Ursicinus. He had the military ranks of comes and magister equitum (master of cavalry), but in reality...
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quickly for Italy. Caesar's absence from Italy put Mark Antony, as magister equitum, in charge. His rule was unpopular: Publius Cornelius Dolabella, serving...
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horse) to be combined under a single person, then styled magister equitum et peditum or magister utriusquae militiae ("master of both forces"). By the time...
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promagistrates. These included the curule aedile, the praetor, the consul, the magister equitum, and the dictator. In a general sense, imperium was the scope of someone's...
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Domitian, 24 lictors Rex and Consul: 12 lictors Proconsul: 11 lictors Magister equitum: 6 lictors Praetor: 6 lictors, 2 within the pomerium Propraetor and...
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Count Theodosius (category Magistri equitum (Roman Empire))
continental Europe and fought against the Alemanni; as Valentinian's magister equitum (Master of Horse) he successfully invaded Alemannic territory (371...
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senate; this, by c. 300 BC was taken to mean having served as dictator, magister equitum, consul, praetor, or curule aedile. Some time between 122 and 102 BC...
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389, 387, 383, and 380 BC, possibly the same Lucius Valerius who was magister equitum to Marcus Furius Camillus in 390 BC, although that was probably his...
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Valentinus. Theodosius the Elder was made magister equitum in 369, and retained the post until 375. The magister equitum and his son Theodosius campaigned against...
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Lepidus (category Magistri equitum (Roman Republic))
maximus before the Roman Empire, and (presumably) the last interrex and magister equitum to hold military command. Though he was an able military commander...
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between the Magister Militum, or Master of the Infantry, also known as the Praetor Maximus or dictator, and his lieutenant, the magister equitum or "Master...
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4th century BC who served as Roman Consul, Praetor, Dictator, and Magister Equitum during his career. Poplicola was a member of the patrician Valerii...
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Gaius Flaminius (consul 223 BC) (category Magistri equitum (Roman Republic))
Flaminius served as magister equitum in 222 BC, having been appointed to serve under the dictator Marcus Minucius Rufus. The magister equitum served as the...
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Varro Lucullus Gaius Terentius Varro Titus Vinius Trebonius Ursicinus (magister equitum) – Entrusted to suppress the Jewish revolt against Gallus (Constantius...
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Octavian, Caesar's adopted son and great-nephew, and Lepidus, Caesar's magister equitum, formed an alliance known as the Second Triumvirate. The conspirators...
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defences. Although at first unsuccessful, eventually Jovinus, the magister equitum in Gaul inflicted heavy losses on the enemy at Scarpona (Dieulouard)...
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of origin, but operated in a turma of 30 men each commanded by an Optio equitum. There was probably one turma of cavalry for two centuries of infantry...
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