This page contains several miscellaneous items relevant to the Roman Army and will contain more as I get round to it.
Notitia Dignitatum, Occ. 33, Valeria
Dux of the Province of Valeria Under the command of the vir spectabilis, the Dux of the province of Valeria Ripensis Cuneus Equitum Scutariorum, Solva Cuneus Equitum Dalmatarum, Intercisa Cuneus Equitum Constantianorum, Lussonio, now at Intercisa Cuneus Equitum Stablesianorum, Ripa Alta, now at Condracuha Cuneus Equitum Fortensium, Altinum Equites Dalmatae, Odiabum Equites Promoti, Crumerum Equites Mauri, Solva Equites Dalmatae, Ad Herculem Equites Dalmatae, Cirpi Equites Dalmatae, Constantia Equites Dalmatae, Campona Equites Promoti, Matrice Equites Dalmatae, Vetussalina Equites Sagittarii, Intercisa Equites Dalmatae, Adnamantia Equites Dalmatae, Lussonio Equites Dalmatae, Ripa Alta Equites Dalmatae, Ad Statuas Equites Dalmatae, Florentia Equites Sagittarii, Altinum, now in a fort opposite Florentia Equites Flavianenses, Ad Militare Auxilia Herculensia, Ad Herculem Auxilia Ursariensis, Pone Navata, now at Ad Statuas Auxilia Vigilum, opposite Aquincum, in barbarian territory Auxilia Fortensia, Cirpi Auxilia Insidiatorum, Cardabiaca Prefect of Legio I Adiutrix, 5 Cohorts, the greater part, Brigetio Prefect of Legio II Adiutrix, 5 Cohorts, the greater part, Alisca Prefect of Legio II Adiutrix, the lesser part, Florentia Prefect of Legio II Adiutrix, the greater part, Aquincum Prefect of Legio II Adiutrix, in a fort opposite Tautantus Prefect of Legio II Adiutrix, Cirpi Prefect of Legio II Adiutrix, Lussonio Prefect of the Danubian Fleet, Florentia Tribune of a Cohort, Vincentia Tribune of a Cohort, Quadriburgium Tribune of a Cohort, Iovia Tribune of a Cohort, at the fort Centenarius Tribune of a Cohort, Alisca Tribune of a Cohort, Marinana Prefect of a Legion, Transaquincum
The Notitia Dignitatum
My thanks to Kev O'Neill for starting off this section.
- What is the Notitia?
- When was the Notitia Dignitatum originally written?
- How accurate is the ND believed to be?
- When (and why ) did the shield pattern style change?
Late Roman Field Armies
1. GALLIENUS, covering period of 260s-280s. Heavily centralized field army, drawn from infantry vexillations permanently detached from border troops. New cavalry units, Dalmatians and Illyricans. Break up of legions into specialized sub-units, lanciarii, equites promoti. Field army divided between infantry and cavalry commanders, with subordinate duces. Border troops unchanged in organization.
2. DIOCLETIAN, covering period 280s-300s. Period of Tetrarchy, 2 Augusti, 2 Caesares, each with a small field army. Remainder of Central field army dispersed and placed on frontiers. Vexillatio now refers to cavalry units. New provincial organization established under duces commanding mobile elements, praeses commanding fixed elements.
3. CONSTANTINE, covering period 300s-330s. Supplementing small field armies with central field army (reversion to Gallienic policy) created with new units, palatini. Appearance of auxilia palatina. Legal distinction between comitatenses and limitanei. Praeses eliminated and duces now commanded all border troops. Some border commands upgraded to comites rei militaris. New army commanders magistri militum.
4. SONS OF CONSTANTINE, covering 330s-350s. Creation of independent regional field armies (Gaul, Illyricum, East) under magistri militum to supplement praesental armies. Transfers between regional and praesental blur palatini and comitatenses. Some transfers from limitanei to comitatenses as pseudocomitatenses.
5. LATE FOURTH CENTURY, 350s-400. Creation of new regional field army (Thrace), and new local field armies (Britain, Africa) under comites rei militaris. Some transfers from field armies to limitanei.