03-01-2014, 10:37 AM
Basically the seniority and payment depends on the unit type: fleet -> auxilia/ala -> legion -> cohorts in Rome.
centurio classis
centurio cohortis
decurio cohortis (equitata)
decurio alae
centurio legionis
centurio vigilum
centurio cohortis urbanae
centurio praetorii
centurio primi ordinis legionis
primipilus
For example a centurio of an auxilia gets about 5 times the salary of a miles cohortis (750 HS), while a centurio legionis gets 15 times the salary of a miles legionis (900 HS). The salary in the urban cohorts and praetorians is the highest. I am not sure about the centurions of the vigiles.
In the cohorts/alae (not legion) you also have the centurio princeps or decurio princeps, who is the highest rank of the cohort/ala and propably deputy commander.
As discussed in this other thread, there is no official rank of an "optio acting as centurio" temporarily. However, an optio who was already designated for centurio was called optio spei, was a duplicarius (2 times salary) and one of the highest ranks of the principales (NCOs ), if not the highest at all.
There is no such thing like a legion decurion, because a decurio is a cavalry commander only or an auxiliary primus pilus, because this rank is legion only.
The rank of a centurio supernumerarius depends. He could be of any rank. Usually we find them in the civil administration of a province, but in order to get payed, they need to be on the payroll of a military unit.
After recruitment the tirones were send to their unit and after 3 months of basic training in the cohort, they became miles gregarius. But training did never end officially in the roman army.
A storybook career ex caliga could be:
Tiro
Miles gregarius
Librarius et immunis
Tesserarius
Optio
Centurio cohortis
Centurio legionis
Centurio primi ordinis
Primipilus
However, careers vary greatly.
centurio classis
centurio cohortis
decurio cohortis (equitata)
decurio alae
centurio legionis
centurio vigilum
centurio cohortis urbanae
centurio praetorii
centurio primi ordinis legionis
primipilus
For example a centurio of an auxilia gets about 5 times the salary of a miles cohortis (750 HS), while a centurio legionis gets 15 times the salary of a miles legionis (900 HS). The salary in the urban cohorts and praetorians is the highest. I am not sure about the centurions of the vigiles.
In the cohorts/alae (not legion) you also have the centurio princeps or decurio princeps, who is the highest rank of the cohort/ala and propably deputy commander.
As discussed in this other thread, there is no official rank of an "optio acting as centurio" temporarily. However, an optio who was already designated for centurio was called optio spei, was a duplicarius (2 times salary) and one of the highest ranks of the principales (NCOs ), if not the highest at all.
There is no such thing like a legion decurion, because a decurio is a cavalry commander only or an auxiliary primus pilus, because this rank is legion only.
The rank of a centurio supernumerarius depends. He could be of any rank. Usually we find them in the civil administration of a province, but in order to get payed, they need to be on the payroll of a military unit.
After recruitment the tirones were send to their unit and after 3 months of basic training in the cohort, they became miles gregarius. But training did never end officially in the roman army.
A storybook career ex caliga could be:
Tiro
Miles gregarius
Librarius et immunis
Tesserarius
Optio
Centurio cohortis
Centurio legionis
Centurio primi ordinis
Primipilus
However, careers vary greatly.
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