Legatus

As Legatus (from the Latin legare " legally have ," " someone of their own motion send", compare delegation ( delegation )) were called in ancient Rome several political officials.

Legacies as envoys

Legacies as envoys took over in the Republican period, the foreign affairs of Rome, especially outside Italy. Also, any legate ten ( decem legati ) form a committee that advised a Roman general in peace negotiations. Following the example of this papal envoy Ambassador are referred to as legacy.

Legacies as deputy and military commander

Legatus also called a superscripts wizard for a magistrate or commander who worked outside of Rome. Legate in the latter sense were especially active in the Republican period as a military commander, thereby ( as legates were not professional officers ) equation can be explained with the modern rank of general, the popular but incorrect. In the late Republic they often received their own empire.

In imperial times there were three types of legacies in the senatorial Cursus honorum:

• The legatus Augusti pro praetore managed on behalf of the same emperor who was by his imperium proconsulare nominal governor, a Roman province, including the command of the troops stationed there was one. The office was exercised by former praetors or ( in provinces where several legions were stationed ) consuls.

• The legatus legionis commanded a legion in the provinces, where several of them were stationed ( in provinces with only one legion took over the legatus Augusti pro praetore this ). As a rule, he was also a former praetor.

• The legatus proconsulis was an auxiliary officer for the governor ( proconsul ) of a " senatorial " provinces.