magister equitum
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The magister equitum was a senior Roman official who served as the dictator’s chief lieutenant and commander of the cavalry during emergencies in the Roman Republic.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| magister equitum praesentalis | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman magistracy
ⓘ
Roman political office ⓘ military office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Roman dictator ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Roman military emergencies ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Roman dictatorship ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman government offices
ⓘ
Ancient Roman military ranks ⓘ Ancient Roman titles ⓘ |
| chiefLieutenantOf | Roman dictator ⓘ |
| commanded | Roman cavalry ⓘ |
| commandStructure | second-in-command to dictator ⓘ |
| country | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
executive authority
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ |
| governingBody | Roman state during dictatorship ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
assist dictator in military command
ⓘ
command cavalry forces ⓘ execute dictator’s orders ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male-only office in practice ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | magister equitum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower | imperium under dictator’s authority ⓘ |
| historicalEra | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct office ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | master of the horse ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman cavalry ⓘ |
| officeCreatedFor | state of emergency ⓘ |
| officeType |
emergency office
ⓘ
extraordinary magistracy ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman constitutional system ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Roman state ⓘ |
| rankComparedTo |
higher than other magistrates during dictatorship
ⓘ
lower than dictator ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
consul
ⓘ
dictator ⓘ praetor ⓘ |
| replacedBy | regular magistracies after decline of dictatorship ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment rather than election ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Roman dictator ⓘ |
| termOfOffice | normally limited to dictator’s term ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
magister equitum praesentalis