institution

primus pilus

Name: Caesar Entire
Author: Gaius Julius Caesar

also: primipilus, first-spear

The primus pilus: the senior centurion of a legion, commanding the first century of the first cohort—the army's most respected fighting officer.

Reading notes

De Bello Gallico §2.25.1 chief centurion
The primus pilus: the senior centurion of a legion, commanding the first century of the first cohort—the most honored fighting officer.

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