Corniculary Explained

A corniculary (la|corniculārius) or cornicular was an officer of the Roman legions who served as the adjutant to a centurion,[1] so named for wearing a "cornicule" (Latin: corniculum), a small, horn-shaped badge supposed to have been worn on the office-holder's helmet.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Freund . William . Lewis . Charlton Thomas . Harpers' Latin Dictionary: A New Latin Dictionary Founded on the Translation of Freund's Latin-German Lexicon . 1884 . Harper & brothers . 470 . la.
  2. Book: Migotti . Branka . Saxa loquuntur: Roman Epitaphs from North-Western Croatia: Rimski epitafi iz sjeverozapadne Hrvatske . 30 April 2017 . Archaeopress Publishing Ltd . 978-1-78491-567-4 . 15 . hr.

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