notitia
Noun
Meaning
notitia (plural notitiae)
A roll, list, or register: a catalogue of public functionaries, with their districts: a list of episcopal sees.
Examples
Achille Luchaire, Annals of the Faculty of Letters of Bordeaux (1879), note 12 and 24, regarding the Notitia Provinciarum mentioning the civitas Boatium (var.
Eastern Notitia Dignitatum, parts 5, 6, & 8. Ammianus Marcellinus, Historiae, book 31, chapters 7 & 11. Valens' army included units of veterans, men accustomed to war.
In addition, the Notitia Dignitatum equates the Vesi with the Tervingi in a reference to the years 388–391.
Legion names such as Honoriani and Gratianenses found in the Notitia suggest that the process of creating new legions continued through the 4th century rather than being a single event.
Shield pattern of the Germaniciani seniores, according to Notitia dignitatum Ammianus Marcellinus makes references to the following forces under Valens: * Legions of Lanciarii, and Mattiarii.
The Notitia Dignitatum does not explain where these "Roman" soldiers came from.