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- A tesserarius (Latin: tesserārius, from tessera, a small tile or block of wood on which watchwords were written) was a watch commander in the Roman army...
- Prin****les – A group of ranks, including aquilifer, signifer, optio, and tesserarius. Similar to modern NCOs (Non-commissioned officers). Protectores Augusti...
- a tesserarius, who exercised command over the nightly guard duties, and were responsible for distributing the watchwords for the camp. A tesserarius was...
- century was commanded by a centurion, who was ****isted by an optio and tesserarius. It had a banner or signum which was carried by a signifer. Also, each...
- act as his second in command and were graded pay twice the basic wage. Tesserarius (guard commander): one for each century. They acted as seconds to the...
- Prin****lis, with a double salary, in charge of delivering messages (Tesserarius) or as an ****istant centurion (Optio) or standard bearer (Signifer) at...
- blew the cornu, a long, three-piece circular horn. Above him was the tesserarius (literally "tablet-holder", from tessera = "wax tablet", on which the...
- buruensis Prosopocoilus bison hortensis Prosopocoilus bison magnificus Prosopocoilus bison tesserarius Prosopocoilus bison Prosopocoilus bison cinctus v t e...
- 4th-century units (ascending ranks) 1 pedes (infantryman) pedes 1.5 tesserarius ("corporal") semissalis 2 signifer (centuria standard-bearer) optio (centurion's...
- the same as in a legionary centuria. These were, in ascending order: tesserarius ('officer of the watch'), signifer (standard-bearer for the centuria)...