Praefectus (Nova Roma)

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A praefectus, or "prefect" in English, is an appointee of high rank to serve for various government tasks when it is a state office. Praefecti can be appointed either by magistrates or by the senate, but regularly they are appointed by magistrates with imperium. There are, however, low ranking praefecti as well, serving various tasks within a reenactment unit, such as praefectus castrorum or praefectus evocatorum who do not fill any government position but are holding various job appointments within a unit.

The most distinctive praefectura office in Nova Roma is the governorship of Italia, the office of the praefectus Italiae.

The important praefectus offices in Nova Roma are the following:

Praefectus Italiae, the only praefectus with imperium, a promagistrate governing Italy, the spiritual center of Nova Roma
Praefectus rei publicae administrandae, with ius edicendi, the head of the administrative offices
Praefectus praetorio, the chief of staff of the consular government
Praefectus editor principalis Canalis Twitch Novae Romae, an officer in charge of the Nova Roma Twitch Channel
Praefectus auxilio civili, with the task to oversee the humanitarian projects of Nova Roma

1 Praefecti governing territories
2 Praefecti commanding reenactment troops
- 2.1 Praefectus legionis
- 2.2 Praefectus cohortis
3 Praefecti as professional military appointments (jobs)
4 Praefectus rei publicae administrandae
5 Praefectus officio consulari itemque praetorio
6 Praefectus editor principalis Canalis Twitch Novae Romae
7 Praefectus auxilio civili
8 Praefecti vel legati regionum

Praefecti governing territories

Praefectus Italiae

The praefectus Italiae is highest ranking among the praefecti in Nova Roma, and the only one that has imperium. The praefectus Italiae is the governor of Italia Nova Romana, appointed by the senate. The praefectus Italiae has imperium and is entitled to five lictores and sella curulis, and to all powers and privileges that are granted to the normal governors.

Current office holder: Cn. Cornelius Lentulus

Praefectus regionis

The prefect of a geographic political district of a province, appointed by the governor to oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the appointed regio. He is a member of the cohors praetoria and consilium provinciae and does not have imperium.

Praefectus civitatis

This is essentially the same as the praefectus regionis, but instead of a regio, the praefectus civitatis is the head of a civitas, which is usually a subdivision of a regio. He is a member of the cohors praetoria and consilium provinciae and does not have imperium.

Praefecti commanding reenactment troops

These offices are often combined with the territorial lieutenant governor praefecti, because it is practical to have the local e.g. praefectus cohortis also as the local lieutenant governor of the area (praefectus regionis).

Praefectus legionis

The praefectus legionis is the commander of a reenactment unit called 'legio. The praefectus legionis does not have imperium, but he is a subordinate, lesser general, under the ceremonial high command of the governor of the province. The rank is technically equivalent to the legatus legionis but formally lower.

Praefectus cohortis

The praefectus cohortis does not have imperium, but he is a subordinate, lesser general, under the ceremonial high command of the governor of the province. The rank is technically equivalent to the legatus legionis but formally lower. The praefectus cohortis is usually the same rank as the praefectus legionis within Nova Roma, because the name of the unit (cohors or legio) is usually just a matter of nomenclature, the cohortes of Nova Roma are usually independent complete units, not subdivisions, just like a legio. The name normally reflects the historical unit that the reenactment unit represents, and is not in relation with the actual structure of the unit (whether it is a subdivision of a larger unit or a complete unit). However, it is technically possible that a larger legio of Nova Roma, led by a praefectus legionis gets subdivided into cohortes: the praefectus of such a cohors would be inferior to the praefectus of the legio. Therefore the rank of the praefectus cohortis depends on whether it is a complete unit or just a subdivision. If it is a complete unit, the office is equal to praefectus legionis. If it is a subdivision, then it is a lower rank.

Praefecti as professional military appointments (jobs)

The following military appointments are filled by the field commanding officers of the reenactment units and are not State Offices of Nova Roma, but simply reenactment military jobs, tasks. They also should not be confused with military ranks proper (such as centurio, optio, tesserarius, signifer etc.), because a praefectus is never a rank but a job asssignment, officially called "an appointment". A soldier may be a centurio and be appointed as praefectus castrorum.

Praefectus castrorum

The praefectus castrorum, or camp prefect, is the responsible of the camp and infrastructure of the reenactment unit, normally appointed by the professional commander of the unit. Only a very few reenactment units have praefecti castrorum because usually groups that don't have a large size camp would not make any practical use of this office. When such an officer is appointed, usually it is just ceremonial, except in larger groups, or in groups with an impressive camp infrastructure.

Praefectus fabrum

The praefectus fabrum is the prefect in charge of fabri, i.e. smiths, craftsmen, well-trained engineers, architects, construction workers and artisans. Only a very few reenactment group can make actual use of such an officer, otherwise it may be a ceremonial appointment.

Various praefecti

We don't provide a complete list as to what kind of professional job appointments can be termed as praefectus in the reenactment army, but examples include: praefectus alae, praefectus sociorum, praefectus classis, praefectus equitatus, praefectus statorum, praefectus veteranorum, praefectus tironum etc. which are of different rank, some higher some very low.

Praefectus rei publicae administrandae

Head of the Officium Administrationis Publicae (Office of Public Administration).

Current office holder: Cn. Cornelius Lentulus

Praefectus officio consulari itemque praetorio

Chief of staff of the consular government Praefectus Officio Consulari itemque Praetorio (Nova Roma) - Cn. Cornelius Lentulus. This position is combined with the praefectus rei publicae administrandae.