04-06-2010, 01:42 PM
Hey Graham not PLATE II but PLATE I 
I bought your book. It's really great work! I have few questions.
There was not OPTIO in Roman Republic (Late Roman Republic too).
In late roman republic Centuria consisted of: 1 centurion, 1 standard-bearer (aquilifer, signifer or vexillarius), 1 tesserarius, 1 musician ( cornicen, tubicen or buccinator) and rest legionaries. Right?
I still can't understand what tesserarius exactly do in centuria, for example while attack.
btw: Beneficiarii were attendants of the officers right? For example in the camp? So he didn't fight.
The immunes were legionary soldiers who possessed specialized skills, qualifying them to perform duties atypical of a Roman soldier. They were excused from fatigues. There were them also a few in each centuries?
I bought your book. It's really great work! I have few questions.
There was not OPTIO in Roman Republic (Late Roman Republic too).
In late roman republic Centuria consisted of: 1 centurion, 1 standard-bearer (aquilifer, signifer or vexillarius), 1 tesserarius, 1 musician ( cornicen, tubicen or buccinator) and rest legionaries. Right?
I still can't understand what tesserarius exactly do in centuria, for example while attack.
btw: Beneficiarii were attendants of the officers right? For example in the camp? So he didn't fight.
The immunes were legionary soldiers who possessed specialized skills, qualifying them to perform duties atypical of a Roman soldier. They were excused from fatigues. There were them also a few in each centuries?
