Organization of the Roman Army Austin Lucas
Organization of Senior Officers
First Cohort: 5 Centuries = c. 800 Men
Second to Tenth Cohorts: 9 cohorts, 6 centuries each, total of about 4320 men
Primi Ordies ď‚› First
rank officer that were in charge of the first cohort ď‚› Five existed within the first cohort
Optio ď‚› Deputy
who would take control of the century if the Centurion was killed ď‚› Second in comand
Signifer Standard-bearer Held
the symbols for battle Pole with medallions on it that represented the cohort
Tesserarius Organized
the
guards Distributed the passwords for the gates Accompanied by one or two clerks
Centurion Backbone
of the
legion About 60 per legion Carried a vitus or a sword as their main weapon in battle
Perfectus Castrorum Commander
of the
camp Oversaw the proceedings of the legion Highest ranked officer
Legatus Member
of the senate in Rome Usually in his mid 30s Assisted by six tribunes
Tribunus Laticlavius Of
noble birth Served his military apprenticeships before starting a military career May spend three or four years in command of a legion
Tribuni Angusticalavii Tribunes
with the narrow stripe Members of a slightly lower class Lower classes called an equites Wanted to get a post in imperial administration