Angusticlavius ​​tribune

The Tribune of Angusticlavius ( Latin Tribunus angusticlavius , plural Tribuni angusticlavii ) is a senior military officer of the Roman legions during the late Roman Republic and Principate .

In each legion there were five tribunes of angusticlavia from the estate of horsemen . Most often, these were professional military men who held high administrative posts in the legion, and during the fighting they could, if necessary, command the legion. They relied tunics with narrow purple stripes ( lat. Angusticlava ), where the name of the post comes from.