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Cohors amicorum is a Latin term, literally meaning "cohort of friends". The notion cohort is to be taken not in the strict, military sense (primarily the constitutive unit of a Roman legion; circa battalion), but indicated a fairly large number; accordingly, friend is to be taken in a loose sense, rather as in amicus curiae, compare the Hellenistic Aulic title ''philos (basilikos)''. ==Roman history== * Originally, since the Roman republic proper (i.e. before the Principate), the ''cohors amicorum'' was synonymous with the ''cohors praetoria'' (so called after the praetorium, the tent -in the field- or more permanent dwelling of a Roman commanding general, military headquarters but also site of his other actions, e.g. as a judge, possibly on an adjoining podium called ''tribunal'') : the military (including or annexing various logistic, domestic, financial and administrative) staff company functioning as suite and bodyguard of a high Roman official, such as a Roman governor (who brought a trusted staff of most kinds with him to his post), especially in command of one or more legions. *In the Principate, high administrative offices tended to be separated from military command (transferred to imperial legates), but the various not strictly military functions still had to be acquitted, so there was a mainly civilian 'company' of clerks, advisors, retainers etcetera, still referred to be such terms as ''cohors (amicorum), amici'' (possibly specified by the pivotal personality, e.g. ''Amici principis'' around the Emperor). In fact, the administration was to be streamlined in a rather typical ''officium'' (see that article) with ever more detailed rules on competences, career etcetera. The 'company' remained at least as a social notion, if now very informal, and seems to have existed with other persons of high rank, such as imperial princes. * its members were termed ''cohortalis'' (plural ''cohortales''); the diminutive ''cohortalinus'' became a generic term (like ''apparitor'') for non-cadre clerks in a high dignitary's ''officium'' (mainly administrative staff) 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「cohors amicorum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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