praefectus vigilum
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The praefectus vigilum was the senior Roman official who headed the city’s night watch and firefighting corps, overseeing public order and emergency response in Rome.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman office
ⓘ
public security official ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | city of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Roman emperor ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier private fire brigades ⓘ |
| commanded |
cohortes vigilum
ⓘ
vigiles ⓘ |
| country | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadAuthorityTo |
detain suspects
ⓘ
impose fines ⓘ order corporal punishment ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
arrest of thieves and burglars
ⓘ
assisting in crowd control ⓘ command of the vigiles ⓘ emergency response in Rome ⓘ enforcement of fire-prevention regulations ⓘ execution of certain judicial sentences ⓘ firefighting in Rome ⓘ guarding public buildings at night ⓘ handling some criminal investigations ⓘ interrogation of suspects ⓘ maintenance of public order at night ⓘ night watch in Rome ⓘ patrolling streets and insulae at night ⓘ policing minor crimes ⓘ supervision of slaves and freedmen in vigiles ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
certain criminal offenses
ⓘ
fire incidents in Rome ⓘ nighttime public order in Rome ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Cassius Dio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Suetonius NERFINISHED ⓘ legal texts of the Digest ⓘ |
| inception | 6 CE ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | prefect of the watch ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsCommanded | 7 cohorts of vigiles ⓘ |
| officeHolderClass | equestrian prefect ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman imperial administration ⓘ |
| replaced | informal night watches ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| seat | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialRank | equestrian ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Roman emperor
ⓘ
praefectus urbi ⓘ princeps ⓘ |
| supervised |
equipment for firefighting
ⓘ
stations of the vigiles ⓘ water supply for firefighting ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
early Principate ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
vigiles