The praefectus castrorum ("camp prefect") was, in the Roman army of the early Empire, the third most senior staff officer of the Roman legion after the...
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supply to the city of Rome. Praefectus alae: commander of a cavalry unit. Praefectus castrorum: camp commandant. Praefectus cohortis: commander of a cohort...
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Imperial Roman army (section Praefectus castrorum)
staff officers. In addition, Augustus established a new post of praefectus castrorum (literally "prefect of the camp"), to be filled by a Roman knight...
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wished to become an independent commander of an auxilia unit or the praefectus castrorum. During the Roman Empire, the emperor Claudius created the office...
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officers for the medical staff, the engineers, record-keepers, the praefectus castrorum (commander of the camp) and other specialists such as priests and...
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Legio VI Victrix, Prefect of the Legion (Praefectus Legionis), was equivalent to that of the Praefectus Castrorum. Men who had achieved this title were normally...
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operational duties to their command staff of Tribunus laticlavius, Praefectus castrorum, Tribunus angusticlavii & Primus pilus who would collectively be...
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who describes himself as primus pilus (chief centurion) and as praefectus castrorum ("prefect of the camp", i.e. third-in-command) of IX Hispana. (it...
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centurion of a cohort. Pilus Posterior – Deputy to the pilus prior. Praefectus Castrorum – Camp prefect, third-in-command of the legion, also responsible...
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Poenius Postumus was praefectus castrorum (camp prefect) of the Roman legion II Augusta, stationed in Britain during the rebellion of Boudica in 61 AD...
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laticlavius), second-in-command of the legion; the camp prefect (praefectus castrorum); and the five other tribunes (tribuni angusticlavii) who served...
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possibly at Glevum. During the uprising of queen Boudica, when its praefectus castrorum[broken anchor] Poenius Postumus, who was then its acting commander...
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multi-ethnic nature of Alexandria. In 26 BC, Aelius Gallus, praefectus Aegypti (praefectus of Egypt), led a campaign against the Nubian kingdoms and another...
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senior centurion. The primus pilus was eligible for promotion to praefectus castrorum or camp prefect, the third most senior officer in a legion, responsible...
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frame Province Soldier located in Veteran located in Source Ceionius Praefectus castrorum 9 AD Germania Antiqua ? - Velleius Paterculus, ii. 119. Gaius Pompeius...
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Name Rank Time frame Province Source Lucius Eggius Praefectus castrorum AD 9 Germania Antiqua Velleius Paterculus, ii. 119...
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optio c. 69-c.70 Judea? ? Emmaus L. Praecilius Clemens Iulianus praefectus castrorum 36–43 Moesia ? ? CIL III, 8753 C. Baebius Atticus primipilus reign...
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Turbo's military actions may have extended to Libya, where a Roman praefectus castrorum was killed. In Cyprus, the suppression of the Jewish revolt was led...
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officer of a legion, above the angusticlavian tribunes, was the praefectus castrorum. He, too, would have a colonel's rank in modern armies, yet he differed...
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military tribune c. 150 Moesia Superior CIL X, 8292 Traianus Mucianus praefectus castrorum between 268 and 285 Moesia Superior Aulus Julius Pompilius Piso praepositus...
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particular breakfast cereal, gunshot Poenius Postumus (61 AD), Roman praefectus castrorum of the Legion II Augusta, fell upon his sword Randy Potter (2017)...
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had an officer staff of six tribuni militum and one praefectus castrorum), an auxiliary praefectus does not appear to have enjoyed the support of purely...
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praefecti praetorio (commanders of the Praetorian Guard) (c) a legion's praefectus castrorum (3rd-in-command) and its remaining five tribuni militum (senior staff...
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were also above the other five tribuni angusticlavii and later the praefectus castrorum. It was common for the tribunus laticlavius to be a Roman noble younger...
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province of Germania Inferior, on this date in 190 AD, a camp prefect (praefectus castrorum) and his three sons dedicated an altar to Jupiter Optimus Maximus...
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command of Tiberius in Germania, having already held the office of praefectus castrorum. He continued as a senior member of Tiberius' staff until the future...
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Alfenius. Caeionia Fusciana, sister of Caeionius Camenius. Ceionius, praefectus castrorum under Publius Quinctilius Varus, took his own life after the disaster...
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some inscriptions, for the contemporary Roman legionary post of praefectus castrorum (lit. 'camp prefect'). Josephus (De Bello Judaico, VI.238) uses the...
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the Vespasius Pollio who was a three-time military tribune and a praefectus castrorum. Her brother rose as high as the praetorship. The Vespasii were regarded...
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517, AE 1988, 720 Aulus Julius Pompilius Piso tribunus laticlavius c. 163 CIL VIII, 2582 = ILS 1111 Lucius Gavius Fronto praefectus castrorum c. 117...
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