03-09-2014, 01:04 PM
Quote:Old-style legions could also have both the ordinarius and centenarius, it seems:
D(is) M(anibus) / b(ene) m(erentibus) Castae quae vixit an(num) I d(ies) V et / Reginae quae vixit / ann(os) VII mens(es) V dies / XVIII filiabus dul/cissimis Val(erius) Castus / centur(io) ord(inarius) leg(ionis) I Iov(iae) / Scyt(hicae) una cum Val(erio) / Valeriano centen(ario) so/cero suo posuit (AE 1989, 00641, from Moesia)
As far as I can tell, only the mysterious ducenarius was restricted to non-legionary units.
Isn't centenarius here a reference to Valerianus' (notional) pay grade/equestrian status rather than his military rank? Cp. Flavius Baudio as ducenarius protector (ILS 2777).