equites singulares Augusti
equites singulares Augusti
- Henry Michael Denne Parker
- , and Brian Campbell
Extract
Equites singulares Augusti were mounted imperial bodyguards, probably established by the Flavians with a strength of 500, later rising to 1,000. They were recruited from auxiliary cavalry *alae, predominately Germans and Pannonians, and acted as the *praetorians' cavalry arm. They had a camp near the Lateran and in the 2nd cent. were commanded by a tribune.
Subjects
- Roman History and Historiography
