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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Ranks of the Roman Legion

Senior officers:
1. Legatus legionus-overall legion commander
2. Dux-the leader
3. Tribunus laticlavius-Broad Band Tribune
4. Praefectus castrorum-the Camp Prefect
5. Tribuni angusticlavii-Narrow Band Tribune

Centurions:
1. Primus pilus-the senior centurion
2. Primi ordines-century commander of the first cohort
3. Primus prior-commander of each cohort's first century
4. The forward hastati-forward spears
5. The rear hastati-rear spears
6. The forward principes-the forward principle line
7. The rear principes-the rear principle line
8. The forward triarii-the forward third line
9. The rear triarii-the rear third line

"Roman Legion." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 23 Mar. 2010. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_legion.
Roman Legion On Attack. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. Web. 23 Mar. 2010. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roman_legion_at_attack.jpg.