Magistrum Magi Militaris

A Magistrum (n., m. Magister, f. Magistra) Magi Militaris (Latina: Master of Military Mages) is an elite officer of the Roman military that is also a master mage, as well as a military unit of the Roman military.

Role
Unlike the miles magius, who is a foot soldier that fights with the troops in the field, arguably counting as champion, the Magistrum is considered equivalent to high-power artillery, and are thus counted as such a unit in the Roman Army. As a unit, they were counted together with their partner – usually a miles magius – and their support staff. However, as Magistra Militaris are usually masters of both the schools of destruction and restoration, they are still field officers, and thus are rarely trained as healer-surgeons – one of these is usually part of their staff. A Roman Legion usually has only one of these per cohort, indicator of the intense power of a Magister; any higher number within a legion's cohorts (a maximum of four) automatically grants it the epithet "magica".

Equipment
A Roman Magistrum Magi Militaris is easily distinguishable within a legion through their equipment and colours (as they automatically wear Royal Blue).


 * They are armed with a long staff (virga) usually made of heavy-duty wood or lightweight metal (titanium being a favourite), a mage ring (virga annulata) and a gladius longus (a magical Gladius that is roughly 65cm long)
 * They wear calcei maximi (high boots), an enchanted lorica segmentata and a royal blue over-robe, the abolla hyacinthus. Over it, they wear a short red ''sagum' that only reaches their knees (likely because the elegant abolla is near floor-length)

Famed Magistrum Magi Militaris

 * Caesia Tullia Cicero
 * Aquiliana Tullia Cicero
 * Marcus Iunius Pera
 * Decimus Flavius Vespasianus
 * Rubidia Titia Aquila