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PR 014 Romen Tribune
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Collectible Roman toy soldier representing a Roman Military Tribune, a senior officer serving on the staff of a Roman legion. Military tribunes generally came from Rome's wealthy and influential families and played an important role in the organisation and command of the legions. An original historical figure from our Rome Collection, created for collectors of Roman soldiers and ancient military miniatures.
PR 014 – Roman Military Tribune
The officer corps of a Roman legion consisted of several ranks with different responsibilities. The centurions, professional soldiers with extensive military experience, formed the backbone of the legion's command structure. Among them, the Primus Pilus was the senior centurion, while the Praefectus Castrorum was the third-ranking officer of the legion, responsible for the organisation and administration of the military camp.
However, overall command of a legion usually rested with a Legatus Legionis, a member of the senatorial order appointed to lead it. Serving alongside him were the Military Tribunes, who formed part of the legion's senior officer corps.
These tribunes generally came from wealthy and influential Roman families. For many young aristocrats, military service represented an important stage in the Cursus Honorum, the sequence of public offices that could lead to the highest political positions in the Republic and the Empire.
There were two main categories of military tribunes:
Tribunus Laticlavius: belonging to the senatorial order, he was the highest-ranking military tribune in the legion, second only to the legate. His title referred to the broad purple stripe (latus clavus) worn on his tunic. He was generally a young aristocrat beginning his military and political career.
Tribunus Angusticlavius: belonging to the equestrian order, he was distinguished by the narrow purple stripe (angustus clavus) on his clothing. He generally had greater administrative and military experience than the Laticlavian tribune and performed important command and supervisory duties within the legion.
This figure represents one of these Roman Military Tribunes, members of the elite who participated in directing and organising the legions that extended Rome's power throughout the ancient world.
A Roman toy soldier dedicated to the senior officers of the Roman army and to the close relationship between military service, family prestige and political power in ancient Rome.
PR 014
Data sheet
- Weight
- 120 gr
- Material
- Lead alloy
- Finish type
- Hand-painted
- Escale
- 1:30
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Collectible Roman toy soldier representing a Roman Military Tribune, a senior officer serving on the staff of a Roman legion. Military tribunes generally came from Rome's wealthy and influential families and played an important role in the organisation and command of the legions. An original historical figure from our Rome Collection, created for collectors of Roman soldiers and ancient military miniatures.