Legionary Officers and NCOs - Late Roman Army (284 - 565 AD)

[Spurius Papirius Cursor]

Thank you Valerius/Robert D D

Since my interest is primarily the legion in the late period, could I have your comments on the following as perhaps possibilities for the senior officers of legionary headquarters (Above the old centurionate)?

I have attached two tables, both looking at the Headquarters Staff Officers. There are three rungs which I am assuming are the equivalent of the five in the Early-/Mid-Imperial Legion (i.e.: (1) Legatus, (2) Tribunus Laticlavius, (3) Praefectus Castrorum, (4) The 5 Tribuni Angusticlavii, (5) Primus pilus).

The first table tries to summarise the Border Legion while the second looks at the Mobile Army Legion. I have noted your comment about the Campidoctor but have left him in third place in both tables for the moment.


NOTE to TABLE 1: A bit late to fix now, but row 1, first two columns should read "RANK In LATE Legion = Praefectus Legionis" and "EQUIVALENT RANK In Early- / Mid-Imperial Legion = Praefectus Castrorum"



Many thanks again!!

Howard/Spurius