09-29-2009, 05:34 AM
The period in which I'm writing is the early 180s. I might just ditch the whole idea, to be honest, and just make the man in question a straight cohort commander sponsored by the governor (Ulpius Marcellus as it happens), the whole beneficiarius thing feels as if it's getting somewhat contrived. Add to that the perception I have that the beneficiarius rank tended to operate at a much lower level than senior officers and it might all be too much fuss to work this idea to completion.
