Institute for the Classical Tradition
ANRW II.1, pp. 299-338
 
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
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