Frumentarii
Frumentarii The frumentarii were the secret service of the Roman ... large-scale operation and turned to the frumentarii. The frumentarius was the collector of corn ... system. The story was told that the frumentarii read a letter addressed to a man ... to be so fond of leisure. The frumentarii quickly earned the hatred of society. ...
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Agentes in rebus
... imperial courier service that replaced the unpopular frumentarii, sometime during the late 3rd century A ... result of the reforms of Diocletian, the frumentarii were disbanded; their sinister reputation had ended ... known activity of gathering secrets as the frumentarii had done, acquired a name for terror ... deputy was titled comes dispositionum. While the frumentarii existed and were effective for a shorter ... invasive to a local population than the frumentarii's corn gathering. This provided a ...
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Roman Empire/reorganization
... Roman Emperor (Dominate) Roman Emperor (Late Empire) Frumentarii Agentes in rebus Client kingdoms Roman client ... Roman finance Aerarium Congiarium Fiscus Rationalis Rationibus Frumentarii Agentes in rebus Roman commerce Silk Road ...
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User talk:Argonaut
... one keeps asking. -- Ram-Man (comment| talk) Frumentarii "The frumentarius was the collector of corn ... correct. The Romans had corn graineries. Mensores frumentarii was the name of officers who had ...
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List of historical secret police organizations
... Preußische Geheimpolizei (Prussian Secret Police) Roman Empire Frumentarii Romania Departamentul Securităţii statului (Securitate) (Department of ...
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Category:Intelligence agencies
... Security E Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate F Frumentarii G General Directorate of State Security Service ...
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Category:Roman Empire
... F Fiscus Five Good Emperors Forum Civilium Frumentarii G Eutychius Olympus (Exarch) Smaragdus John I ...
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Praetorian Guard
... 98 - 117 Hadrian 117 - 138 Founded the Frumentarii Antoninus Pius 138 - 161 Marcus Aurelius 161 ...
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List of Ancient Rome-related topics
... road Roman bridge Silk Road Roman finance Frumentarii Agentes in rebus Rationibus Aerarium comes Congiarium ...
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Hadrian
... also employed a secret police force, the frumentarii, to exert control and influence in case ...
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