This document lists the offices and social ranking of the civil and military branches of the roman imperial government in the eastern and western empires. Complicating the analysis of the illustrations contained in the notitia is that it is apparent that at various times the. This magnificent codex contains, among its twelve treatises, a text of exceptional interest that reveals the organizational structure of the roman empire. Accedunt notitia urbis constantinopolitanae et laterculi provinciarum edited by otto seeck, edited by otto seeck isbn 10. The notitia dignitatum notitia dignitatum et administrationum omnium tam civilium quam militarium is arranged in two parts, each entitled a list of all offices, civil and military in the eastern and western halves of the roman empire after ad 395. The first printed edition was notitia utraque cum orientis tum occidentis basle, 1552.
This page, and indeed, the notitia portion of my website generally. Notitia dignitatum, official list of all ancient roman civil and military posts, surviving as a 1551 copy of the nowmissing original. Various surviving copies of the socalled notitia dignitatum, the list of offices or better, the register of dignitaries, include pictures showing the shield patterns of hundreds of units in the roman army as it existed around the start of the 5th century ad these webpages illustrate these shield patterns for how we can be sure they are shield patterns, given they are not labelled as. The earliest copy of this document known to us dates from the 11th century, a manuscript known as the codex spirensis, now lost. Notitia dignitatum table and map chapter 40, the dux britanniarum, from the notitia dignitatum occidentis. This pages, contains the text of the roman document notitia dignitatum. It is so large in fact, that file was originally too large to upload to steam. The notitia dignitatum latin for the list of offices is a document of the late roman empire that details the administrative organization of the eastern and western empires. The notitia dignitatum is a state paper that documents virtually the whole of the civil and military organization of the roman empire as it existed. Notitia dignitatum internet history sourcebooks project. Copies were being made of the codex spirensis from 1427 at the latest, for this date is found in the now fragmentary cambridge copy manuscript c.
Aug 04, 2019 notitia in gaffiot, felix 1934 dictionnaire illustre latinfrancais, hachette carl meissner. Ruling an empire in a changing world studies on origin, impact, and reception of the notitia dignitatum conference booklet 20 23 november 2019 haus. It is so large in fact, that file was originally too large to uploa. This massive overhaul reworks the appearence of almost all vanilla units. Pdf conference booklet notitia dignitatum ruling an empire. Notitia dignitatum encyclopedia volume catholic online. Notitia dignitatum nd 54 names, with 46 roman army units names. The document is a list of dignitaries and their areas of responsibility, in the late roman empire, at about 400 ad. Nonetheless, the notitia dignitatum was by far the largest work contained therein, and comprised about half of the codex. Late roman shield patterns and the notitia dignitatum. It survives as a 1551 copy of the nowmissing original and is the major source of information on the administrative organization of the late roman empire. Notitia dignitatum the notitia dignitatum the list of offices details the administrative organization of the later eastern and western empire. Notitia dignitatum, or, register of dignataries fairley, william on. An assessment of the notitia dignitatum as a historical.
This massive overhaul is the latest incarnation of my mod notitia dignitatum. Catholic encyclopedia 19notitia dignitatum wikisource. The notitia dignitatum the list of offices details the administrative organization of the later eastern and western empire. It describes several thousand offices from the imperial court down to the provincial level, diplomatic missions and army units. The notitia dignitatum is an official listing of all ancient roman civil and military posts. Placenames have been changed to the generallyaccepted latin spellings, though variations of these spellings are found in the notitia. The notitia urbis constantinopolitanae is an ancient regionary, i.
Notitia dignitatum hereafter the notitia 3 is a source of paramount importance for our knowledge of the disposition of army units in early byzantine egypt. It is unique as one of very few surviving documents of roman government and describes several thousand offices from the imperial court to provincial governments, diplomatic missions, and army units. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by stateoftheart publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. It is a major source of information on the administrative organization of the late roman empirelate 4th and early 5th centuriesand is divided into two sections. Notitia dignitatum, or, register of dignataries by william fairly, first published in 1899, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. Notitia dignitatum download this great ebook and read the notitia dignitatum ebook.
In fact this document consists of a notitia dignitatum occidentis register of offices in the west, as there is an eastern half as well, the notitia dignitatum orientis. The notitia dignitatum is an extraordinary document that survives in a number of manuscript copies from the middle ages. Apr 21, 20 the first printed edition was notitia utraque cum orientis tum occidentis basle, 1552. Notitia dignitatum accedunt notitia urbis constantinopolitanae et laterculi prouinciarum 1876 hardcover otto seecked.
Notitia dignitatum omnium, tam civilium quam militarium, imperii romani ex nova recensione philippi labbe biturici soc. In fact, it lists the hierarchy of all the officers appointed to carry out governance in the name of the emperor as representatives of his authority. It is usually considered to be up to date for the west at about 420, and for the east at around 400. For britain, the notitia lists several military commands the dux britanniarum, the comes litoris saxonici per britannias and the comes britanniarum, the governors of the five british provinces and the staff of the vicarius in london. Accedunt notitia urbis constantinopolitanae et laterculi provinciarum berlin, 1876. Various surviving copies of the socalled notitia dignitatum, the list of offices or better, the register of dignitaries, include pictures showing the shield patterns of hundreds of units in the roman army as it existed around the start of the 5th century ad. The notitia dignitatum latin for the list of offices is a unique document of the late roman empire. Nds text can be read on various websites, including those of uedasarson, vermaat, and rrra, but watch out that they all contain minor proofreading discrepancies. The notitia dignitatum is a unique document of the roman imperial chanceries. I argue that the notitia dignitatum presents a misleadingly static picture of what was a dynamic imperial court system.
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