Furt Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 The cohort prefect was usually the first post in the equestrian military career and for some the last, it appears to have been of equal status and remuneration as the legionary centurionate and placed the prefect in charge of a unit of auxilia. From here a prefect could advance to a legionary tribune (tribuni angusticlavii) or to a a cohort tribune (tribunus cohortis) and maybe then on to the prestigious alae prefect (praefectus alae). I have a few questions relating to the equestrian military career and the auxiliary prefecture. 1) Who elected or granted the equestrian the rank of cohort prefect? 2) Who promoted the equestrian and what determined the promotion (ie years of service, talent, influence, favors)? 3) The cohort prefect commanded a force of light auxiliary troops or a mixture of light auxiliary troops and cavalry. Would this unit always be attached to a legion, and be one of many such units, or could it be posted to it's own fort for patrols etc. I believe such smaller auxiliary forts have been found in Britain. 4) If it was posted to it's own fort, and functioned as a complete unit, would that make the cohort prefect the most senior officer at that fort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furt Posted March 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Wow! No takers after 34 views! I'm very surprised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Octavius Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 For a general overview: http://www.unrv.com/military.php More: http://members.tripod.com/~S_van_Dorst/legio.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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