magister militum
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Magister militum was a senior military title in the late Roman Empire, denoting a top-ranking general who often wielded significant political power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| magister militum canonical | 3 |
| magister utriusque militiae | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial title
ⓘ
late Roman military rank ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Byzantine Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Roman Empire
Western Roman Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | military crises of the 4th and 5th centuries ⓘ |
| associatedWithOfficeHolder |
Aetius
ⓘ
Belisarius ⓘ Narses ⓘ Ricimer ⓘ Stilicho ⓘ |
| category |
Byzantine military offices
ⓘ
Roman military ranks ⓘ Roman titles ⓘ |
| confersPower |
significant political influence
ⓘ
supreme field command of Roman armies ⓘ |
| confersRankOver |
comites rei militaris
ⓘ
duces ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| createdUnderEmperor |
Constantine I
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine the Great
|
| declinePeriod | 7th century Byzantine military reforms ⓘ |
| developedFrom | magister equitum of the Principate ⓘ |
| field | military ⓘ |
| hasGender | masculine title ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | magister militum self-link ⓘ |
| hasLiteralMeaning | master of soldiers ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
magister equitum
ⓘ
magister militum per Gallias ⓘ magister militum per Illyricum ⓘ magister militum per Orientem ⓘ magister militum per Thracias ⓘ magister militum praesentalis ⓘ magister peditum ⓘ magister militum self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
magister utriusque militiae
|
| isPositionOf |
general
ⓘ
top-ranking general ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| oftenCombinedWith | civil authority ⓘ |
| oftenResultedIn | kingmaker role in imperial politics ⓘ |
| partOf | late Roman military hierarchy ⓘ |
| replaces |
comes rei militaris
ⓘ
dux ⓘ |
| statusInByzantineEmpire | retained with modifications ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| typicalHolder |
barbarian general in Roman service
ⓘ
senior Roman general ⓘ |
| useInPeriod |
4th century
ⓘ
5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ Late Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
Late Roman Empire
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
magister utriusque militiae
this entity surface form:
magister utriusque militiae
this entity surface form:
magister utriusque militiae