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I've searched around and can't find any historical record of how say a General would address a Legatus Augusti pro praetore. Is it General, Senator, Governor or some imperial reference? Would it depend on whether he was in the field or in a HQ setting?
If this hasn't been covered previously, it would be nice if someone with the knowledge would share.
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I don't think you would have said, "Hey, you!"
Maybe "Sir" would have sufficed.
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The Vindolanda letters show a varying degree of formality in the military contexts and of course they cover civilian letters too.
http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/
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