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A legatus (often anglicized as legate) was a general in the Roman army, equivalent to a modern general officer. Anglicisation or anglicization (see -ise vs -ize) is a process of conversion of verbal or written elements of any other language into a more comprehensible English The Roman army was a set of military forces employed by the Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic and later Roman Empire as part of the Roman military Being of senatorial rank, his immediate superior was the dux, and he outranked all military tribunes. The Roman Senate was a political institution in Ancient Rome. Dux (plural duces) is Latin for leader (from the verb ducere, 'to lead' and could refer to anyone who commanded troops such Tribune (from the Latin: tribunus; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the In order to command an army independently of the dux or provincial governor, legates were required to be of praetorian rank or higher; a legate could be invested with propraetorian imperium (legatus propraetore) in his own right. Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities the commander of an Army, either before A promagistrate is a person who acts in and with the authority and capacity of a magistrate, but without holding a magisterial office Imperium in a broad sense translates as power. In Ancient Rome the concept applied to People, and meant something like "power Legates received large shares of the army's booty at the end of a campaign, which made the position a lucrative one, so it could often attract even distinguished consulars (e. g. , the consular Lucius Julius Caesar volunteered late in the Gallic War as a legate under his first cousin once removed, Julius Caesar). Lucius Julius Caesar was the son of the consul of 90 BC Lucius Julius Caesar. The Gallic Wars were a series of Military campaigns waged by the Roman proconsul Julius Caesar against several Gallic tribes, lasting from cousin in Kinship terminology is a relative with whom one shares a common Ancestor, but in modern usage the term is rarely used when referring to a

The men who filled the office of Legate were drawn from among the senatorial class of Rome. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 There were two main positions; the legatus legionis was an ex-praetor given command of one of Rome's elite legions^[1], while the legatus propraetor was an ex-consul, who was given the governorship of a Roman province with the magisterial powers of a praetor, which in some cases gave him command of four or more legions. Praetor was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities the commander of an Army, either before For other uses see Legion The Roman Legion (from Latin legio "military levy Conscription," A promagistrate is a person who acts in and with the authority and capacity of a magistrate, but without holding a magisterial office Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire

This rank was also the overall Legionary commander. This post was generally appointed by the emperor. The person chosen for this rank was a former Tribune and held command for 3 or 4 years, although he could serve for a much longer period. Tribune (from the Latin: tribunus; Byzantine Greek form τριβούνος) was a title shared by 2–3 elected magistracies in the In a province with only one legion, the Legatus was also the provincial governor, but in provinces with multiple legions, each legion had a Legatus and the provincial governor (who was separate from the legions) had overall command of them all. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division.

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^ "The Roman Army" Accessed April 16, 2007

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