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The Magister equitum, in English Master of the Horse or Master of the Cavalry, was a Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator. His nominal function was to serve as commander of the Roman cavalry in time of war, but just as a dictator could be nominated to respond to other crises, so the magister equitum could operate independently of the cavalry; like the dictator, the appointment of a magister equitum served both military and political purposes. | The Magister equitum, in English Master of the Horse or Master of the Cavalry, was a Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator. His nominal function was to serve as commander of the Roman cavalry in time of war, but just as a dictator could be nominated to respond to other crises, so the magister equitum could operate independently of the cavalry; like the dictator, the appointment of a magister equitum served both military and political purposes. | ||
==Translations== | ==Translations== | ||
ar: قاضي الفرسان; az: suvarilər rəisi; bg: началник на конницата; ca: mestre de cavalleria | ar: قاضي الفرسان; az: suvarilər rəisi; bg: началник на конницата; ca: mestre de cavalleria; el: [[ίππαρχος]]; fr: maître de cavalerie; he: מגיסטר אקוויטום; it: magister equitum; ja: マギステル・エクィトゥム; ka: მხედართა მეთაური; la: magister equitum; mk: магистер еквитум; pt: mestre da cavalaria; ro: maestrul cailor; uk: начальник кінноти; zh: 騎士統領 | ||
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The Magister equitum, in English Master of the Horse or Master of the Cavalry, was a Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator. His nominal function was to serve as commander of the Roman cavalry in time of war, but just as a dictator could be nominated to respond to other crises, so the magister equitum could operate independently of the cavalry; like the dictator, the appointment of a magister equitum served both military and political purposes.
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ar: قاضي الفرسان; az: suvarilər rəisi; bg: началник на конницата; ca: mestre de cavalleria; el: ίππαρχος; fr: maître de cavalerie; he: מגיסטר אקוויטום; it: magister equitum; ja: マギステル・エクィトゥム; ka: მხედართა მეთაური; la: magister equitum; mk: магистер еквитум; pt: mestre da cavalaria; ro: maestrul cailor; uk: начальник кінноти; zh: 騎士統領
