A corniculary () or cornicular was an officer of the Roman legions who served as the
adjutant
Adjutant is a military appointment given to an Officer (armed forces), officer who assists the commanding officer with unit administration, mostly the management of “human resources” in an army unit. The term is used in French-speaking armed ...
to a
centurion
In the Roman army during classical antiquity, a centurion (; , . ; , or ), was a commander, nominally of a century (), a military unit originally consisting of 100 legionaries. The size of the century changed over time; from the 1st century BC ...
, so named for wearing a "cornicule" (Latin: ''corniculum''), a small, horn-shaped badge supposed to have been worn on the office-holder's helmet.
See also
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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 soldier charged with distributing pay and provisions. ...
References
Military ranks of ancient Rome
Ancient Roman titles
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