office
Legatus
legate
also: legatus, legate
An imperial deputy commanding an army or governing a province on the emperor's behalf. Trajan held such a command on the Rhine when Nerva adopted him.
Reading notes
- Panegyric to Trajan §9 a legate
A legatus Augusti, the emperor's deputy commanding an army or governing an imperial province; Trajan held such a post when adopted.