- 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...
- men each, with 7
units ****igned to 14
divided city sectors. A
praefectus vigilum 'prefect of the watch' was put in
charge of the vigiles, Rome's fire brigade...
- prefect".
Cohortes vigilum, "watchmen": Law
enforcement officers forming the fire
brigade in the capital, led by the
Praefectus vigilum, or "prefect of the...
- 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...
- urb****: city prefect, in
charge of the
administration of Rome.
Praefectus vigilum:
commander of the
Vigiles (firemen and police).
Praefectus aerarii: nobles...
-
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...
- into
seven cohorts of 500 men each and made
subordinate to a
praefectus vigilum. In
about 200 CE
their number was
doubled to 7,000 men. Ph. Badot: A propos...
-
libellis under Emperor Alexander Severus, and
about 228 he was
praefectus vigilum. In Valentinian's Law of
Citations he is
classed with Papinian, Paulus...
