Magister militum (Latin for "master of soldiers"; pl.: magistri militum) was a top-level military command used in the late Roman Empire, dating from the...

In 531, he replaced Belisarius as magister militum per Orientem before re-assuming his rank of Magister militum per Illyricum again in 532. In that...

Empire in the Gothic War. At this point Bauto was probably already a magister militum, and Arbogast was some kind of deputy commander, although we do not...

practice for both magistri militum praesentales to be equal but in the West it had become common for one magister, (usually the magister peditum), to be superior...

his troops, lifted the block on the mountain passes, and retired. As magister militum per Thracias, Emperor Theodosius I, who had succeeded Valens after...

in Africa as its governor general, combining the military post of magister militum with the civil position of praetorian prefect. Solomon successfully...

he was elevated to the rank of magister militum; this was probably the junior of the two offices of comes et magister utriusque militiae, as the senior...

Salian Frank of Laetic origin. He was the first ever Frank to be made magister militum, in 324. He fought beside Constantine against Licinius and was the...

late 587 or early 588, to command in the East against the Persians as magister militum per Orientem, replacing Philippicus. He only reached the East in spring...

407–411) was a general of the Western Roman Empire (with the rank of magister militum), who initially supported the usurper Constantine III, later betraying...

Magister degree, an academic degree Magister equitum, or Master of the Horse Magister militum, a master of the soldiers Magister officiorum (master of offices)...

in 550, following the failure of a large Byzantine army under the magister militum per Armeniam Dagisthaeus to capture the strategic fortress of Petra...

converted to Christianity. He received two letters by Theodoret. He was magister militum praesentalis in the East at least since 443 and until 451, when he...

these successes, Procopius was awarded the title of patrician and made magister militum per Orientem (possibly by Theodosius II to succeed Ardabur), a post...

son-in-law of the powerful Bonifacius, comes Africae in 420s, nominated magister militum praesentalis and patrician by the Empress Galla Placidia in 432. The...

typically assigned to the magister militum; and the scholae palatinae of actual palace guards, usually under the magister officiorum, a senior court...

Agrippinus (floruit 451–462) was a general of the Western Roman Empire, Magister militum per Gallias under emperors Valentinian III, Petronius Maximus, Avitus...

seventh centuries CE. He commanded the army in Mesopotamia as the magister militum per Orientem under Maurice. Together with Khosrow II, he fought against...

commanded by a magister militum, who also reported direct to the emperor. The 13 eastern border duces reported to the magister militum of their diocese:...

weight of the Germanic component of the army, whose leader was the Alan magister militum Aspar. He thought that Tarasis and his Isaurians could be that counterweight...

officers, Aetius (magister militum in Gaul), Count Boniface (governor in the Diocese of Africa), and Flavius Felix (magister militum praesentalis in Italy)...

Constantinople with ambassador Eslas. In 475, Orestes was appointed magister militum and patricius by Western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos. This proved to...

northeastern sector of the Empire's frontier with Sassanid Persia (magister militum per Armeniam). From this post, he supported the outbreak of the Iberian...

with Procopius Anthemius. Deriving his power from his position as magister militum of the Western Empire, Ricimer exercised political control through...

Visigothic foederati under Alaric, magister militum in Illyricum, rebelled in 395. Gildo, the Comes Africae and Magister utriusque militiae per Africam,...

Germanus (Greek: Γερμανός; died 604) was a Byzantine general who served under Emperor Phocas (r. 602–610) in the early stages of the Byzantine-Sassanid...

general and the first exarch of Africa. Gennadius was appointed as magister militum Africae in c. 578, and quickly defeated the Romano-Moorish kingdom...

Dorotheus was a Byzantine military commander. While being magister militum per Armeniam he won a battle against the Persians, in 530, as well as taking...

magister peditum, "master of the foot" or "master of the infantry". These positions were eventually amalgamated under the title of magister militum,...

Vitus was a Western Roman general appointed to the position of magister utriusque militiae and sent to recover Spain from Rechila's Suebi in 446. He led...