The Daily Life of the Roman Soldier under the Principate
by Roy William Davies, Sunderland
Contents
|
I. Introduction |
301 |
| II. Sources |
303 |
1. Literature and Epigraphy |
303 |
2. Papyri |
303 |
| III. Duties of Officers and Men |
305 |
1. Commanding Officer |
305 |
2. Senior Officers |
305 |
a) tribunus laticlavius |
305 |
b) tribunus angusticlavius |
306 |
c) praefectus castrorum |
306 |
3. principales and immunes |
306 |
4. Other Ranks |
307 |
5. excubitores |
307 |
| IV. Training |
310 |
1. Exercises |
310 |
2. Manoeuvres |
311 |
V. Administration |
312 |
1. Paperwork |
312 |
2. Clerical Personnel |
312 |
3. Assistants |
313 |
a) to Officers |
313 |
b) to Governor |
313 |
4. Assistants to Civilian Officials |
314 |
| VI. Parades and Inspections |
314 |
1. Parades |
314 |
a) Morning Muster |
314 |
b) Miscellaneous Military |
315 |
c) Imperial Festivals |
315 |
2. Inspections |
315 |
3. Cleanliness |
315 |
| VII. Logistics |
316 |
1. Supplies |
316 |
2. Manufacture |
317 |
3. Animals |
317 |
4. Food and Fodder |
318 |
a) Collection |
318 |
b) Cooking |
319 |
| VIII. Guard Duty and Military Surveillance |
319 |
1. Guards |
319 |
a) General |
319 |
b) Guard Rosters |
320 |
c) Procedures |
320 |
2. Outposts |
321 |
3. Police Work |
321 |
a) Countryside |
321 |
b) Towns |
322 |
c) Judicial |
323 |
| IX. Military Supervision |
324 |
1. Frontiers |
324 |
a) Scouting and Defence |
324 |
b) Frontier Control and Frontier Police |
325 |
2. Communications |
323 |
3. beneficiarii consularis |
326 |
4. Supervision of Markets |
326 |
5. Collection of Tolls etc |
327 |
6. Escorts |
328 |
7. Guards of Honour |
328 |
X. Mines and Quarries |
328 |
| XI. Economic Development Projects |
329 |
1. General |
329 |
2. Public Works |
329 |
3. Technological Expertise and Labour Force |
330 |
4. Building Materials |
330 |
| XII. Responsibility for District |
331 |
1. Special Assignments |
331 |
2. Local Community |
331 |
| XIII. Off Duty |
332 |
| XIV. Leave |
333 |
| XV. Private Life |
333 |
| XVI. Conclusions |
333 |
| Bibliography |
334 |