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The supreme commander of the legions within a province of the empire was the legatus Augusti pro praetore ("envoy of the emperor - acting praetor") who was the governor who administered the province on behalf of the emperor and was also responsible for the military units and could command and lead them.

Military officers were:

Dux, commander of two or more legions

Legatus legionis, commander of the legion

Tribunus Militum lacticlavius, the second in command of the legion, there were six of them per legion

Praefectus castrorum, the third in command of the legion, responsible for supplies, maintenance of the camp looking after equipment and building works, training the soldiers and organising the legion.

Tribuni augusticlavii, lower ranking tribunes who often served as administrative officers, there were five of them per legion

Primus Pilus, the commander of the first century of the first cohort of the legion,

Pilus Prior, the commander of the first century of each cohort;

Primi ordines, the centurions of the other five centuries of the first cohort

Centurion, the commander of all other centuries

Optio, second in command of the century

Tesserarius: (Guard commander) third in command of the century, administrative assistant of the HQ.

Decaunus, the commander of the contubernium, a platoon of eight men who shared a tent.

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