Duplarius (plural ''duplares''), ''duplicarius'' or ''dupliciarius'', was an inferior, low-ranking Roman officer, who received double rations or increased payment valuing the 2nd ration based on their valor.
As part of
cavalry
Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...
, one
decurio
''Decurio'' was an official title in Ancient Rome, used in various connections:
* Decurion (administrative), a member of the senatorial order in the Italian towns under the administration of Rome, and later in provincial towns organized on the Ita ...
, one duplicarius, and one
sesquiplarius Sesquiplarius, plural ''sesquiplares'', was an inferior, low-ranking Roman officer, who received a ration and a half or increased payment valuing the additional ration based on their valor. As part of cavalry, one decurio, one duplicarius, and one s ...
was assigned to one
turma
A ''turma'' (Latin for "swarm, squadron", plural ''turmae''), (Greek: τούρμα) was a cavalry unit in the Roman army of the Republic and Empire. In the Byzantine Empire, it became applied to the larger, regiment-sized military-administrative ...
.
Each duplarius as part of a turma was allowed to have two horses.
Golden-badged duplares were named ''Torquati duplares''.
See also
*
List of Roman army unit types
This is a list of Roman army units and bureaucrats.
*'' Accensus'' – Light infantry men in the armies of the early Roman Republic, made up of the poorest men of the army.
*''Actuarius'' – A military who served food.
*''Adiutor'' – A camp or ...
References
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Ancient Roman titles
Military ranks of ancient Rome