What's in a Name? The Evolving Role of the Frvmentarii
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart McCunn (University of Nottingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 340-354 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838819000399 |
| OpenAlex | W2962894714 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 28 |
From the first century a.d. to the late third there existed a group of soldiers known as the frumentarii . Centralized in the late first century, they became an increasingly important force throughout the second century until Diocletian abolished them at the end of the third. Modern scholarship has usually seen their purpose as encompassing three roles: couriers, military police and secret police, with the last attracting the most attention
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