Princeps Prior
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Princeps Prior was a high ranking Roman Centurion. Each of the ten cohorts, that made up a Legion, had at its head the rank of Pilus Prior followed by the princeps prior.[1]
History
The position reflects the Roman Republic tradition of arranging the Legion into three lines: the pilani, the principes and the hastati.[2] During the Republic, the Princeps Prior was the Centurion in command of a manipulus (unit of two centuries) of principes (legionary heavy infantry).
See also
Fields, Nic (2009). Volume 37 of Battle Orders: The Roman Army of the Principate 27 BC-AD 117. Osprey Publishing. pp34. ISBN 1-84603-386-1.
References
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