09-17-2014, 02:15 AM
John wrote:
That still leaves the question of precisely these officers were.
In his description of the ordine system, Livy has the rorarii accompanied by centurions. Following the number trail, the rorarii become the velites and the reason why the name changed is as Gellius tells us; when the proletarii were levied, the proletarii were given: “a more auspicious name derived from their duty and function.”
That still leaves the question of precisely these officers were.
In his description of the ordine system, Livy has the rorarii accompanied by centurions. Following the number trail, the rorarii become the velites and the reason why the name changed is as Gellius tells us; when the proletarii were levied, the proletarii were given: “a more auspicious name derived from their duty and function.”
