Information About ™Notitia Dignitatum |
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| military history of ancient rome | |
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The ''Notitia'' derives its name from the description at the beginning of the manuscripts: "''Notitia dignitatum omnium tam civilium quam militarium utriusque imperii occidentis orientisque. hoc documentum rationem reddit de structura et administratione imperii Romani aetate Theodosiana. ultima redactio notitiae dignitatum a primis decenniis saeculi quinti provenit.''" ("Listing of the officers, both civil and military, of both empires, western and eastern. This document presents the structure and the administration of the Roman Empire during the Theodosian age. The last edition of the notitia dignitatum comes from the first decade of the fifth century"). There are several extant 14th and 15th century copies (plus a colour-illuminated 1542 version). All derive from a lost manuscript that brought together several previous documents of which one was of the 9th century. CONTENTS For each half of the empire, the Notitia enumerates all major 'dignities' (i.e offices) in its gift, often with their location and even their exact Officium (staff, enumerated except for the most junior). These are organised by:
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