Munera (ancient Rome)
Munera (Latin, singular munus ) designated in Roman antiquity generally a service to the public. With a translation into German are also various words into consideration, such as task, office, gift, sacrifice, drama, complacency. Similar to the Greek Leiturgie the field of possible services was broad.
The following tasks can be counted among the more common munera:
- Financing of public games and celebrations, especially in aediles
- Gladiator game and service ( munus gladiatorum )
- Military service ( military munera ), in particular the normal service of Legionnaire's simple, consisting of guard, warehousing, transport work, etc.
- Charges for the supply of the army
- Civil offices ( munera civilia ), both ordinary and extraordinary magistracies functions, such as Curator aquarum and Subalternämter, such as saccarius ( loading-assistant on ships )