1. Organization of the Legion Agricola, Governor of Britain Stage 26

2. Organization of the Legion

3. 1 legion : 10 cohorts 9 of the cohorts (2-10) = 4320 men 1 cohort (480 men + centurions) made of six centuries each century : 1 centurion, 1 optio 80 men 1st cohort = 800 men most prestigious 5 double sized centuries (160 men each) 5 SENIOR centurions : Primi ordines (First Rank) Horsemen : about 120 Breakdown of the Legion & Cohorts

4. Roman Army Structure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCBNxJYvNsY

5. 1st command: legatus 2nd command: tribunus laticlavius military tribunes: tribuni 3rd command: praefectus castrorum Cohort Ranks: ~centurio primus pilus ~primi ordines (senior centurions) ~centurion ~optio Chain of Command:

6. What does each person do?...

7. LEADERS of ENTIRE LEGION: (1 of each in whole legion) Legatus: Commander of the legion; member of Senate tribunus laticlavius: broad stripe; young, noble birth, in line for legatus tribuni (5): narrow stripe; equites; educated, aiming for imperial administration praefectus castrorum: the commander of the camp; highest ranking officer to serve entire career in the army aquilifer: senior signifer

8. HIGHER RANKS INSIDE COHORTS: primi ordines: (first rank) - the five senior centurions- each commanded a century in first cohort centurio primus pilus (1) : (centurion of the first century in the first cohort) most senior centurion; worked his way through the various grades of centurion centurion: in charge of training and discipline of a century - carried a cane for discipline called a “vitis” importance in pay - 1,500 denarii optio: deputy; took control of century if centurion was absent or died

9. OTHER HIGHER ROLES IN EACH COHORT: (EACH COHORT HAD ONE OF EACH) tesserarius: organized guards and distributed the passwords signifer: standard bearer cornicen: horn player

10. Agricola, Governor of Britain

11. Details of Agricola’s Early Life: Born A.D. 40 in Roman colony of Forum Iulii in southeast Gaul father- made senator by Emperor Tiberius public speaking and philosophy Tacitus- Agricola’s son-in-law / biographer Army in Britain tribunus - 18 yrs old gained knowledge of province Return Britain - 2nd time A.D. 70 commander of Twentieth Legion

12. Agricola continued… Britain again… 3rd time A.D. 78 propraetor (governor) of province Accomplishments conquest of Wales extended roads & forts across northern Britain established fortress at Deva Romanization - roman style better to live in peace with Romans rather than rebel Other Facts- governor- 7 yrs (long time) recalled from Britain A.D. 85 - jealousy of Domitian? given statute and citation retired to safety

13. Other Websites Used: http://www.unrv.com/military/legion.php http://romanmilitary.net/strategy/structure/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCBNxJYvNsY