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Poenius Postumus was praefectus castrorum (camp prefect) of the Roman legion II Augusta, stationed in Britain during the rebellion of Boudica in 61 AD. In this position he would have been in charge of all administrative, training and equipment matters, and would also have been acting commander of the legion in the absence of its two most senior officers: the legate (legatus) and the senior military tribune (tribunus laticlavius).

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  • Poenius Postumus was praefectus castrorum (camp prefect) of the Roman legion II Augusta, stationed in Britain during the rebellion of Boudica in 61 AD. In this position he would have been in charge of all administrative, training and equipment matters, and would also have been acting commander of the legion in the absence of its two most senior officers: the legate (legatus) and the senior military tribune (tribunus laticlavius). (en)
  • Poenius Postumus was praefectus castrorum van het Romeinse legioen II Augusta, dat tijdens de opstand van Boudicca in 61 n.Chr. in Britannia met zijn troepen in Exeter was gestationeerd. Hij negeerde de oproep van de , Gaius Suetonius Paulinus om zich met zijn legioen bij hem te voegen om gezamenlijk de opstand van Boudicca neer te slaan. Toen hij van de Romeinse overwinning tijdens de Slag bij Watling Street hoorde, realiseerde hij zich dat hij zijn troepen een aandeel in de roem had ontnomen. Misschien was hij ook wel een beetje bang voor de reactie van zijn superieuren. Hij voelde zich geroepen zich op zijn zwaard te werpen. (nl)
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  • Poenius Postumus was praefectus castrorum (camp prefect) of the Roman legion II Augusta, stationed in Britain during the rebellion of Boudica in 61 AD. In this position he would have been in charge of all administrative, training and equipment matters, and would also have been acting commander of the legion in the absence of its two most senior officers: the legate (legatus) and the senior military tribune (tribunus laticlavius). In the general area of Exeter with his troops, Poenius Postumus ignored the call to join the governor, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, in putting down the rebellion. Hearing of the Roman defeat of Boudica, and having denied his troops a share in the glory, he fell on his sword. It was very unlikely, as said at the time, that Postumus refused to obey the orders he received due to cowardice. As praefectus castrorum he would have served as primus pilus of II Augusta or another first-line legion. Thus, he was an experienced and brave veteran soldier, trained, above all, to obey orders. Most likely, either he did not believe that the orders were genuine, and suspected a trap, or he had received other misleading information that the two legions with the governor had already been defeated, leaving him in command of the only remaining effective military force in the province. The II Augusta are known to have been based at Exeter in Devon. The praefectus castrorum or camp prefect was normally promoted from the ranks, and was third-in-command of a legion's command structure. In this case, the decision whether to move the troops to help put down the rebellion fell to Postumus, implying that the legate and the senior tribune were unavailable, probably acting as members of Suetonius Paulinus's staff during the campaign on the island of Anglesey, which preceded the revolt. (en)
  • Poenius Postumus was praefectus castrorum van het Romeinse legioen II Augusta, dat tijdens de opstand van Boudicca in 61 n.Chr. in Britannia met zijn troepen in Exeter was gestationeerd. Hij negeerde de oproep van de , Gaius Suetonius Paulinus om zich met zijn legioen bij hem te voegen om gezamenlijk de opstand van Boudicca neer te slaan. Toen hij van de Romeinse overwinning tijdens de Slag bij Watling Street hoorde, realiseerde hij zich dat hij zijn troepen een aandeel in de roem had ontnomen. Misschien was hij ook wel een beetje bang voor de reactie van zijn superieuren. Hij voelde zich geroepen zich op zijn zwaard te werpen. Van het legioen II Augusta is bekend dat deze in Exeter in Devon was gestationeerd. De praefectus castrorum of kampprefect klom normaal uit de lagere rangen op. In de bevelstructuur van een legioen was de praefectus castrorum de derde in rang. In dit geval werd de beslissing om de troepen al of niet in te zetten om de opstand neer te slaan genomen door Postumus, hetgeen impliceert dat de legaat en de seniortribuun niet beschikbaar waren. Waarschijnlijk maakten zij deel uit van de generale staf van Suetonius Paulinus tijdens diens campagne op het eiland Anglesey, die voorafging aan de opstand van Boudicca. (nl)
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