legatus Augusti pro praetore (m. pl. legati Augusti pro praetore)
Commander of a provincial army, directly appointed by the Emperor. Nowadays often referred to as ‘provincial governor’. RIB 730; 1262. [Goldsworthy 2003]
Commander of a provincial army, directly appointed by the Emperor. Nowadays often referred to as ‘provincial governor’. RIB 730; 1262. [Goldsworthy 2003]
The central range, comprising the principia and accompanying structures on the opposite side of the via principalis to the scamnum tribunorum (and so between the retentura and praetentura). DMC 23. [Johnson 1983]
Javelineer. Usually a light infantryman or skirmisher. Amm. 21.13.16; CIL III, 6194. [Goldsworthy 2003]
A javelin. Used by both cavalry and light infantry (like a legionary lanciarius). Caes., BG 8.48; Tac., Hist. 1.79; Suet., Dom. 10; P. Mich. 8.467.19. [Bishop and Coulston 2006]
A plate or sheet; 1. a belt plate (Pliny, NH 33.58); 2. a plate in armour (Tac., Hist. 1.79); l. levisata: a light plate, possibly from armour (ChLA 10.409.1.10). [Bishop and Coulston 2006]
In the Late Empire, laeti were incomers provided with land in Italy and Gaul in exchange for military service, and status was hereditary. Amm. 20.8.13; 21.13.16; ND Occ. 42.33–44. [Southern and Dixon 1996]
The second, binding, stage of the military oath under the early Republic. Caes., BG 7.66.7; Livy 22.38.3; Aul. Gell. 16.4.1. [Brand 1968]
A pack animal, such as a mule. Caes., BC 1.81.7; Livy 21.37.1; DMC 1. [Goldsworthy 2003]
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