The Origin of the Late Roman Army Ranks

Authors

  • Michael P. Speidel University of Hawaii at Manoa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15661/tyche.2005.020.12

Keywords:

Army Ranks, Roman empire

Abstract

During the early and high empire, the well-known centurions served as the legions' officers in varying ranks, while below them stood other ranks such as the signifer, optio, and tesserarius.

Author Biography

Michael P. Speidel, University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Department of History
2530 Dole Street
Honolulu , Hawaii 96822
U.S.A.

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Published

2016-06-16

Issue

Vol. 20 (2005)

Section

Articles

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