Guide
How to Explore
You do not need to know Latin to begin.
What am I looking at?
The map shows identified places mentioned in the Notitia Dignitatum. Colours indicate different types of commands, offices and military units.
Click a place to see what the Notitia records there. The Inspector then shows the entry and its administrative or military context.
Start with three simple actions
1. Click a place
Choose any coloured point on the map.
Choose any coloured point on the map.
2. Read the Inspector
See the unit or office in context.
See the unit or office in context.
3. Return to the source
Open the Latin hierarchy when you need it.
Open the Latin hierarchy when you need it.
What can I search for?
You can search for Latin or English terms, offices, units and places. AND and OR can combine two search terms.
dromedariorumFind camel cavalry and see where the units were stationed.
tribunus AND comesFind tribunes inside a command headed by a Comes.
MaximianopoliSee more than one military unit recorded at the same place.
comes OR tribunusShow entries matching either term.
Map → Inspector → Source
MAP
discover a place or pattern
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INSPECTOR
understand the entry in context
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SOURCE
return to the Latin text
If a place occurs more than once, the Inspector lists all known mentions so that different units or functions at the same location are not hidden.