concept
first centuries
The primi pili, the senior front-rank centuries; the men who had led them were the most prestigious centurions, here demoted in rank and protesting.
Reading notes
- The History of Rome, Book 42 §36 who had led the first centuries
The primi pili, the senior front-rank centuries; the men who had led them were the most prestigious centurions, here demoted in rank and protesting.