Militum

Arthur could have been a sub-king of a small region that was part of one of the larger kingdoms; a king of one of the kingdoms whose dynasties did not last into the Middle Ages; a high king with power over more than one kingdom; a military leader employed as a Magister Militum by a post-Roman provincial governor or a high king.

Archive 2007-01-01 Carla 2007

Arthur could have been a sub-king of a small region that was part of one of the larger kingdoms; a king of one of the kingdoms whose dynasties did not last into the Middle Ages; a high king with power over more than one kingdom; a military leader employed as a Magister Militum by a post-Roman provincial governor or a high king.

The Reign of Arthur: From History to Legend, by Christopher Gidlow. Book review Carla 2007

'Auxilia Palatina' under the command of the Magister Militum

Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. Procopius

Even in the height of his success, Alaric again demands the thing which was nearest his heart, the supreme and entirely Roman title of _Magister Militum_, the highest post in the hierarchy of military advancement.

Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" Hilaire Belloc 1911

Though still under twenty years of age and only a commander of auxiliaries, he asks for the title of _Magister Militum_, with the dignity which accompanied that highest of military posts.

Europe and the Faith "Sine auctoritate nulla vita" Hilaire Belloc 1911

Sarus was a warrior of gigantic size and of herculean strength, and had been made Magister Militum for his treacherous services.

Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom 1831-1903 1895

[Footnote 484: This must, I think, be the meaning; but it is hard to extract it from the words 'Formula Principis Militum Comitivae.'] [Sidenote: Princeps Militum Comitivae.] 'Judge and Court Officer (Praesul and Miles) are terms which involve one another.

The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872

The military command of the Diocese was vested in a _Spectabilis Comes_, who was under the orders of the Illustrious Magister Militum.

The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872

Moreover, as "_Magister Militum_," ( "Master of the Knights,") he had, it is likely, pay as well as honor.

Hereward, the Last of the English Charles Kingsley 1847

Divus Augustus laevum sibi prodidit calceum praepostere idutum, qua die seditione Militum prope afflictus est.

Hudibras Samuel Butler 1646