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Jovinus spent his military career in Gaul, first appearing in the historical record as magister equitum under Emperor Julian. [2] He rose to the position of magister militum during the reign of Emperor Jovian (363-364) and retained his rank under Valentinian I (364-375).
Dec 15, 2010 · In his position as patrician and magister militum, Ricimer established himself as the “emperor-maker” of the Western Empire during its last decades. That Ricimer’s ‘reign’ so robbed the position of emperor of any real authority has made him a central figure in any examination of the Empire’s final collapse in the few years which ...
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Aug 23, 2023 · The title “magister militum” emerged in the Roman Empire during the 4th century as a result of significant administrative and military reforms initiated by Emperor Constantine the Great. Prior to this change, the praetorian prefects, primarily administrative officers, held military responsibilities.
typical power struggle between political rivals such as the Roman Empire witnessed countless times. Having killedAnthemius in 472 when he attempted to escape from Rome disguised as a beg-gar, Ricimer once again emerged victorious and proceeded to install Olybrius, a member of the vener-able Anicii family, as emperor.
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History. The Office was created by Constantine I (324-337 CE), when he re-organised the Praetorian Prefectures. He took away the military function from the Praetorian Prefect and divided it initially between the Magister Equitum (Master of the Horse) and the Magister Peditum (Master of the Soldiers).
While small detachments of these units were formally under the command of a comes, larger detachments were under the control of magistri militum. The magistri militum was a collective term for two different offices: the magister peditum (infantry commander) and magister equitum (cavalry commander).
This chapter argues that magistri militum, the most senior officers in the Roman army, should not be considered ‘powers behind the throne’ in the late fourth to late fifth century. Instead, their power was openly articulated in panegyrics, ceremonies, marriages, and monuments as representing more of a power-sharing relationship both with ...
