Princeps Prior

Princeps Prior was a high ranking Roman Centurion. Each of the ten cohorts, that made up a Legion, had at its head the rank of Pilus Prior followed by the princeps prior.

History
The position reflects the Roman Republic tradition of arranging the Legion into three lines: the pilani, the principes and the hastati. During the Republic, the Princeps Prior was the Centurion in command of a manipulus (unit of two centuries) of principes (legionary heavy infantry).