- more
properly the
Vigiles Urbani ("watchmen of the City") or
Cohortes Vigilum ("cohorts of the watchmen") were the
firefighters and
police of ancient...
- The
praefectus vigilum (lit. 'prefect of the watchmen', pl.:
praefecti vigilum) was,
starting with the
reign of the
Emperor Augustus, the
commander of...
-
police of
Ancient Rome, also
pressed into use as a
military unit
Cohortes vigilum, the
firefighters and
police of
Ancient Rome This
disambiguation page lists...
- urb****: city prefect, in
charge of the
administration of Rome.
Praefectus vigilum:
commander of the
Vigiles (firemen and police).
Praefectus aerarii: nobles...
- men each, with 7
units ****igned to 14
divided city sectors. A
praefectus vigilum, or "Prefect of the Watch" was put in
charge of the vigiles, Rome's fire...
- 6, he
introduced the
Vigiles ("cohorts of the watchmen"). The
cohortes vigilum, run by freedmen, were
tasked with
guarding Rome at
night while the cohortes...
-
prior to
becoming Praetorian prefect,
Macro had
served as
Praefectus vigilum,
prefect of the vigiles, the
Roman fire
brigade and
night watch. The date...
- cohort": Law
enforcement officers patrolling in the capital.
Cohortes vigilum, "watchmen": Law
enforcement officers forming the fire
brigade in the capital...
-
stood the
headquarters of the V
Cohort of the
Vigiles (stazio
cohortis V
vigilum). In a land
possession of the
Laterani family Septimius Severus built between...
- spectabilis. In addition, in
Constantinople he
replaced the
praefectus vigilum, who was
hitherto responsible for security, by a
praetor populi (in Gr****...
