A tesserarius (Latin: tesserārius, from tessera, a small tile or block of wood on which watchwords were written) was a watch commander in the Roman army...

Principales – A group of ranks, including aquilifer, signifer, optio, and tesserarius. Similar to modern NCOs (Non-commissioned officers). Protectores Augusti...

a tesserarius, who exercised command over the nightly guard duties, and were responsible for distributing the watchwords for the camp. A tesserarius was...

century was commanded by a centurion, who was assisted by an optio and tesserarius. It had a banner or signum which was carried by a signifer. Also, each...

act as his second in command and were graded pay twice the basic wage. Tesserarius (guard commander): one for each century. They acted as seconds to the...

Principalis, with a double salary, in charge of delivering messages (Tesserarius) or as an assistant centurion (Optio) or standard bearer (Signifer) at...

350 principalis sesquiplicarius (= pay equal to 1.5 times) (Cornicen, Tesserarius e Beneficiarius) 337 450 675 1.012 2.025 principalis duplicarius (= pay...

blew the cornu, a long, three-piece circular horn. Above him was the tesserarius (literally "tablet-holder", from tessera = "wax tablet", on which the...

4th-century units (ascending ranks) 1 pedes (infantryman) pedes 1.5 tesserarius ("corporal") semissalis 2 signifer (centuria standard-bearer) optio (centurion's...

Augusta and Legio VII Gemina. Additionally, he was ordinatus architectus, tesserarius of a centuria in the 4th Praetorian Cohort, beneficiarius to the Praetorian...