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Optio Lvdorvm

Roles in the camp Ceteri officiales (mvnerarii) in castris

Profile description Optio ludorvm is responsible for the technical side of conducting the Legionary Games, as well as for the overall preparation of all elements required for them. Tasks and duties In the week before the Games Optio lvdorvm, together with a s...

Scriba

Roles in the camp Ceteri officiales (mvnerarii) in castris

Profile description Scribae – scribes and clerical officials working in the praetorium, that is, the headquarters of the legion commander. They belonged to the administrative personnel responsible for maintaining military and official documentation. Their dut...

Tentorivm signiferorvm

Parts of the camp

!!! ARTICLE REQUIRES COMPLETION !!! It has not yet reached its basic version. HISTORICALLY Tentorivm signiferorvm – in the realities of the Roman army, this was a tent intended for the signiferi, that is, soldiers carrying the standards of the centuria and res...

Papilio (tentorivm nam contvbernii)

Parts of the camp

HISTORICALLY  This was the basic residential tent in the castrvm, intended for one contubernium, that is, an eight-man group of legionaries forming the smallest organisational unit of the army. Tents of this type were arranged in regular rows, according to th...

Cvlina

Parts of the camp

Cvlina – the camp kitchen in which the kitchen section prepares meals for the legionaries. It is overseen by the Rapax dominae together with the legionaries who have excvbia on that day.

Cellarivm

Parts of the camp

Cellarivm is one of the storage tents, alongside such tents as the technical tent, lvdorvm, and aqvarivm. It is used for storing food supplies and semi-finished products for meal preparation.  The person responsible for its functioning is the frvmentarivs, who...

Aqvarivm

Parts of the camp

Aqvarivm is one of the storage tents, alongside such tents as the technical tent, lvdorvm, and celarivm. It is used for storing supplies of drinking water and oil used for lamps. Every legionary has access to this tent in order to obtain the resources mentione...

Popina

Parts of the camp

Popina – the largest of the tents located in the castrvm, serving as a shared space for eating meals and conducting educational activities. The name refers to the Latin term for an inn or eating-house (popina). The tent serves as a place for the daily meetings...

Lvpanarivm

Parts of the camp

Lvpanarivm – a residential tent intended for the dominae . It constitutes a separate private space to which rank-and-file soldiers have no access. The tent serves as a place of rest and daily life for its inhabitants, ensuring their separation from the rest of...

Herbarivm

Parts of the camp

Tentorivm pictoris

Parts of the camp

Tentorivm lvdorvm / instrumentorvm scaenicorvm

Parts of the camp

Tentorivm lvdorvm belongs to the organisational support area and serves as a storage tent intended for keeping the equipment used during the organisation of the Games. Supervision of the tent is held by the Optio lvdorvm, who is responsible for coordination an...