Title of a roman general?

[Emiricol]

If the legion commander was a Legatus Legionis, what was the title of one who commanded multiple Legions, as during a war for example?

 

[RangerWickett]

Dux Bellorum. It means Leader of War.

 

[Emiricol]

Thanks, RangerWickett

 

[Tiberius]

Imperator (roughly equivalent to commander-in-chief) might also work. Plus it's a cool word. In general, a general will be "dux".

-Tiberius

 

[the Jester]

For a really cool look at Roman culture in the decades leading up to Julius Caesar, I hearily recommend Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series, starting with The First Man in Rome, then The Grass Crown, er, something else, Caesar's Women and finally Caesar. There will prolly be a couple more eventually. Excellent historical fiction, with a fantastic level of detail- though I wouldn't swear to how accurate it all is, since I'm not an historian.

 

[Wayside]

Imperator was the honored title. It often had political implications as well, however (no surprise since generals weren't generally plebs). Hence:

Ave Imperator/Caesar, morituri te salutant (Hail General/Caesar, those who are about to die salute you).

If you're using Latin for an actual Roman campaign, depending on the timeframe you can also use Caesar (Kaiser and Czar both come from it). It's sort of a prestige class though.. there are a few more requirements needed for someone to become a Caesar than just commanding a few armies.

 

[Ranger REG]

I thought it was just Legatus (Legate).

When did they used Dux Bellorum or Dux?

 

[Azure Trance]

Hm. I thought Imperator was 'Emperor'.

 

[Dragongirl]

For a really cool look at Roman culture in the decades leading up to Julius Caesar, I hearily recommend Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series, starting with The First Man in Rome, then The Grass Crown, er, something else, Caesar's Women and finally Caesar. There will prolly be a couple more eventually. Excellent historical fiction, with a fantastic level of detail- though I wouldn't swear to how accurate it all is, since I'm not an historian.

I can only comment on the first two books. They are awesome!! Wish I owned them so I could read them again, but only borrowed them from a friend that moved away. They really do give you a good feel for the time and society.

 

[Dragongirl]

For a very nice site on Rome, and also the army try this :
http://www.roman-empire.net/army/army.html