A magistrate who looked after the city of Rome, its corn supply, municipal regulations and games.
Title given to the ruling emperor as being the senior ruler of the empire.
Title given to the heir to the throne, or later to a junior ruler.
The Centurion of the highest centuria; the first centuria of the first cohort.
A late Roman army commander usually followed by the province in which he was commander, eg _____ Britanniae.
Commander of the household troops, the Emperors personal troops, Commander of the cavalry arm of the imperial bodyguard.
One of two joint heads of the Roman republic, commanders-in-chief of the army; elected for one year; could not be reelected for 10 years; in practice, one of the two was usually the Emperor (after the establishment of the empire) and was reelected indefinitely.
Commander, usually follwed by the legion he commanded, eg ____ Moesiae = Commander of the Legion of Moesia.
Emperor/supreme military commander; In Republic, given to a general by his troops after a great victory; In Empire, given to the Emperor on accession, and reacclaimed after military victories, the title then being followed by the number of times he was as such proclaimed.
An ambassador sent to or by a foreign country; or an envoy representing another person; would rule in the absence of a praetor or proconsul, often for years when the latter were in Rome on business.
A senior roman officer in charge of the calvary equal in rank to a Praefect.
A magister equitum which was close to the Emperor; master of the horse who remained close to the emperor.
An officer whose duty it was to receive the decisioins of the emperor and communicate these to the public or the people concerned.
A senior Roman officer in charge of the soldiers of a province; the title was usually followed by the name of the province, eg _____ _____ Per Illyricum.
An officer at the imperial court, who had the superintendence of all audiences with the emperor, and extensive jurisdiction over both civil and military officers.
A senior Roman officer in charge of the foot soldiers equal in rank to a Praefect.
The senior officer in charge of both military services (foot and horse); the master general or supreme commander of the army.
Originally a member of one of the Roman citizen families later a member of nobility.
Highest priest of Roman religion and official head of the highest priestly order in the Roman state religion, the pontifical college; regulated the conduct of religious ceremonies, consecrated temples and other holy places, controlled the calendar, kept the annals; title means 'bridge builder'; during the empire the emperor held the title until Graian refused it.
Used to refer to various high ranking officials who governed territories or in some way represented Roman authority, as overseer, civil or military officer or tax collector; usually indicated by a secondary title.
The leader of the Paetorian Guard, under Diocletian this became an administrative job they were expert jurists and administrators overseeing imperial administration.
The commander of the camp of a Roman legion.
The commander of the nightwatch.
The administrative governor of Rome.
Roman magistrate, responsible for the administration of justice; served as the supreme civil judges for legal cases; acted as deputies to the consuls, in particular regarding the administration of the provinces.
A provincial governor; in charge of the army, of justice, and of administration in his province and could not be prosecuted for maladministration until his office expired.
A title for employees of the Roman emperor who were engaged in the administration of the empire; some governed small provinces, while others served as agents of the emperor in larger provinces; performed a variety of duties ranging from tax collection to the administration of imperial estates.
A bodyguard and in the late Roman army a staff officer.
A bodyguard in the household troops of the Emperor.
Handled finances in Rome or the provinces and held a seat in the Senate.
The highest legal officer in the empire responsible for the judicial organization and the passing of laws.
Means ruler or master of the world.
Means ruler or master of the east.
Literally 'Shieldbearer'; in the army it was a guardsman who's primary weapon was a large shield.
From Augustus on there were 600; they were the governmental body of Rome; controlled public finances, decided on foreign affairs and assigned military and provincial commands; from Augustus on their power declined, since most emperors had the backing of the army and they became a body of prestige rather than power.
A senior military officer usually followed by a secondary title.
Commander of an auxiliary unit.
Had the absolute right of veto or any law or decision and the authority to convene the Senate; couldn't be prosecuted or harmed while holding the title; right to exercise capital punishment on anyone who hindered him in the performance of his duties; title renewed every year; on coins the number of times the title had been renewed would be placed behind the title, making it an excellent way of dating coins.
A lieutenant or an administrative ruler of one of the twelve dioces created in the time of Diocletian, eg _____ Africae.