Legatus
Translation- Legatus
A legatus (often anglicized as legate) was a general in the
Roman army , equivalent to a modern general officer. Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the "dux ", and he outranked all militarytribune s. In order to command an army independently of the "dux" or provincial governor, legates were required to be of praetorian rank or higher; a legate could be invested with propraetorian "imperium " ("legatus propraetore") in his own right. Legates received large shares of the army's booty at the end of a campaign, which made the position a lucrative one, so it could often attract even distinguished consulars (e.g., the consular Lucius Julius Caesar volunteered late in the Gallic War as a legate under hisfirst cousin once removed , GaiusJulius Caesar ).The men who filled the office of Legate were drawn from among the senatorial class of
Rome . There were two main positions; the "legatus legionis " was an ex-praetor given command of one of Rome's elite legions [" [http://history-world.org/roman_army.htm The Roman Army] " Accessed April 16, 2007] , while the "legatuspropraetor " was an ex-consul , who was given the governorship of a Roman province with the magisterial powers of a praetor, which in some cases gave him command of four or more legions.This rank was also the overall Legionary commander. This post was generally appointed by the emperor. The person chosen for this rank was a former
Tribune and held command for 3 or 4 years, although he could serve for a much longer period. In aprovince with only one legion, the Legatus was also the provincial governor, but in provinces with multiple legions, each legion had a Legatus and the provincial governor (who was separate from the legions) had overall command of them all.References
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* The word has survived in the
Papal legate .
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Legatus — Légat Monarchie romaine 753 – 509 av. J. C. République romaine 509 – 27 av. J. C. Empire romain 27 av. J. C. – 476 Empire byzantin 395 – 1453 … Wikipédia en Français
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