Evocati Augusti

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The Evocati Augusti were soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, who had obtained an honorable discharge after serving for their time, and chose to re-enlist.

Rank

Due to being Evocati, soldiers who had re-enlisted after serving their 16 years, of the Praetorian Guard, they were the only Evocati allowed to use the adjective of "imperial" (augusti).^[1] Unlike the regular Evocati, it appears that Evocati Augusti were hand-picked by the Emperor, rather than it being open for all.^[2] Many Evocati Augusti went on to be Centurions in the regular Legions, and beyond.^[3]

References

Citations

Books

• Bohec, Yann Le (2013). The Imperial Roman Army. Routledge. ISBN 9781135955069. 
• Hartnett, Matthew (2012). By Roman Hands Inscriptions and Graffiti for Students of Latin. Newburyport: Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co. ISBN 9781585105120. 
• Watson, G.R. (1985). The Roman Soldier. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801493126.