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* [[Cohort (military unit)]], the basic tactical unit of a Roman legion * [[Cohort (educational group)]], a group of students working together through the same academic curriculum ...

...emperor]]s, dispatched from court into the provinces, to force the payment of taxes, etc., which had not been paid within the time prescribed. ...e postremo conpellere iubemus." Egyptian documents also afford a good deal of illustration, as explained in [[Matthias Gelzer]]'s ''Studien zur byzantini ...

...its two most senior officers: the legate (''[[legatus]]'') and the senior military tribune (''[[tribunus laticlavius]]''). ...ocation=Lund |pages=298 |language=Sv}}</ref> Hearing of the Roman [[defeat of Boudica]], and having denied his troops a share in the glory, he fell on hi ...

[[Image:Constantine arch troops.jpg|thumb|right|Relief in the [[Arch of Constantine]] depicting several ''signiferes'']] ...m'' ([[Military colours, standards and guidons|standard]]) for a [[cohort (military unit)|cohort]] or [[centuria|century]]. Each century had a ''signifer'' so ...

{{Short description|Urban military police in ancient Rome}} ...terbalance the enormous power of the [[Praetorian Guard]] in the city of [[Rome]] and serve as a police service. They were led by the [[Praefectus urbi|urb ...

:''Dii'' ''is also the plural of Latin [[Deus]].'' [[File:OdrysianKingdom.jpg|thumb|400px|The approximate location of the Dioi.]] ...

{{Short description|Usurper of the Roman Empire (died 280)}} | title = [[Roman usurper|Usurper]] of the [[Roman Empire]] ...

{{Short description|Arrangement of movable military forces}} ...cle|AFVs]], [[military aircraft]], or [[navy|naval]] vessels.<!-- also non-military forces, such as police during riot --> ...

{{short description|2nd-century Greek military writer}} ...Hellenistic Greece|Greek]] [[military]] writer who lived in [[ancient Rome|Rome]]. ...

The '''''evocati augusti''''' were soldiers of the [[Praetorian Guard]] who had obtained an [[Honesta missio|honorable dis ...etorian Guard, they were the only ''evocati'' allowed to use the adjective of "imperial" (''augusti'').{{sfn|Bohec|2013|p=58}} Unlike the regular ''evoca ...

{{Short description|Class of voluntarily reenlisted soldier in the Ancient Roman army}} ...olichenus]] from [[Carnuntum]], erected by Atilius Primus, an ''evocatus'' of the [[Legio XIV Gemina]]. The [[Dative case|dative]] form ''ēvocātō'' is vi ...

'''''Decurio''''' was an official title in [[Ancient Rome]], used in various connections: ...s were devised to compel members of the towns to undertake it. By the time of the jurists it had become hereditary and compulsory. This change was largel ...

{{Short description|Roman military rank}} ...a vacancy in command or if they wished to become an independent commander of an ''[[auxilia]]'' unit or the ''[[praefectus castrorum]]''.<ref name=":0" ...

...exillum]]'' ({{plural form}}: ''vexilla''), which bore the emblem and name of the parent legion. ...e's neighbours. They varied in size and composition, but usually consisted of about 1000 [[infantry]] and/or 500 [[cavalry]]. ...

{{Short description|Officer of the Roman army}} ...bune of the people]] ({{lang|la|tribunus [[plebs|plebis]]}}) nor with that of {{lang|la|[[tribuni militum consulari potestate|tribunus militum consulari ...

...dern [[First Sergeant]], reflective of his status as the second in command of the century in which he served. ...ng|la|optio}} was as an {{Lang|la|optio centuriae}}, the second-in-command of a century, although there were many other roles an {{Lang|la|optio}} could ...

{{Short description|High-ranking Roman military officer}} {{About|the ancient Roman military rank|the bird genus|Legatus (bird)|other uses|Legate (disambiguation)}} ...

{{Short description|Military rank}} ...as subsequently been used for other similar ranks and positions in other [[military|armed forces]]. ...

{{Short description|Ancient Greek heavy dart sling}} ...etching|fletched]] with feathers or similar materials to provide stability of flight. ...

...]], [[Ireland]], and parts of [[British North America]] referred to rulers of [[county palatine|counties palatine]] as ''palatines''.<ref name="OED"/> ...ng to one of the legendary Twelve Peers of [[Charlemagne]] in the [[Matter of France]], is also related.<ref>[http://dictionary.oed.com.dax.lib.unf.edu/c ...