- 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...
- De
Munitionibus Castrorum ("Concerning the
fortifications of a
military camp") is a work by an
unknown author. Due to this work
formerly being attributed...
-
become an
independent commander of an
auxilia unit or the
praefectus castrorum.
During the
Roman Empire, the
emperor Claudius created the
office of primus...
-
describes himself as
primus pilus (chief centurion) and as
praefectus castrorum ("prefect of the camp", i.e. third-in-command) of IX Hispana. (it was...
- officers. In addition,
Augustus established a new post of
praefectus castrorum (literally "prefect of the camp"), to be
filled by a
Roman knight (often...
- The
Battle of
Locus Castorum took
place during the Year of the Four
Emperors between the
armies of the
rival Roman Emperors Otho and Vitellius.
Locus Castorum...
- also
receive the
titles of
Mater Senatus ("Mother of the Senate"),
Mater Castrorum ("Mother of the Camp"), and
Mater Patriae ("Mother of the Fatherland")...
- for the
medical staff, the engineers, record-keepers, the
praefectus castrorum (commander of the camp) and
other specialists such as
priests and musicians...
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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...
-
English suffixes -caster and -chester (e.g.
Winchester and Lancaster).
Castrorum Filius, "son of the camps", was one of the
names used by the
emperor Caligula...
