08-29-2016, 01:07 PM
(08-28-2016, 12:58 PM)Marcel Frederik Schwarze Wrote: The rank of the old cavalry-decurio was abolished, however, we have more than one example of a new cavalry-centenarius.
Also, I think, an ordinarius commanding the equites promoti of a legion in a Egyptian papyrus of c.300.
It's inconvenient that we don't have two grades of ordinarii on the Perge list - it would make things just a bit easier! But as we do not, I'd agree that they must have been at the same level but commanding differing complements of men.
Fascinating stuff - will there be an English translation of your book, do you know, Marcel?
Nathan Ross