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.

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magister equitum praesentalis 1

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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

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Roman magistracy hasOffice magister equitum
Theodosius the Elder positionHeld magister equitum
this entity surface form: magister equitum praesentalis