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A ''domesticus'' was a member of the ''protectores domestici'', an elite guard unit of the Late Roman army, who served as bodyguards and staff officers to the emperor. As its name testifies, these were troops considered as belonging to the household of the emperor. After a few years' service in the corps, a ''domesticus'' would normally be granted a commission by the emperor and placed in command of a military regiment. The title was retained in the Empire's Byzantine period, hellenized as ''domestikos'', and acquired a variety of functions. The head of the ''domestici'', the ''comes domesticorum'' was a ''vir illustris''. There were two of these comital commanders, for the horse - viz. foot units (''comes domesticorum equitum'' vs. ''comes domesticorum peditum''). ==Notable ''Domestici''== *Ammianus Marcellinus *Count Aelianus (prior to career as Count) *Constantius I *Diocletian *Jovian *Magnentius *Maximinus Daia *Tarasis, after successfully plotting against the Gothic general Aspar, he was given this title by the emperor Leo. Tarasis later succeeded Leo I as Emperor Zeno. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Domesticus (Roman Empire)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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