A military tribune (Latin tribunus militum, “tribune of the soldiers”) was an officer of the Roman army who ranked below the legate and above the centurion. Young men of Equestrian rank often served as military tribune as a stepping stone to the Senate.

Considered by many to be the greatest Roman General, Mark Antony started his career as an Officer in Egypt. Between 54-50 BCe, he served under Julius Caesar, becoming one of his most trusted Officers.

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (/ˈsʌlə/; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first large-scale civil war in Roman history, and became the first man of the republic to seize power through force. He was awarded the Grass Crown for his command in the latter war.

Tribune was a title of various offices in ancient Rome, the two most important of which were the tribuni plebis and tribuni militum. The military tribunes were responsible for many administrative and logistics duties, and could lead a section of a legion under a consul, or even command one alone on the battlefield.

Tribunus cohortis urbanae, commander of one of the urban cohorts, a sort of military police unit stationed at Rome. Tribunus sexmestris, a tribune serving a tour of duty of only six months; there is no evidence to identify this officer as a cavalry commander, as sometimes stated in modern literature.

Julius Caesar was a Roman general and politician who named himself dictator of the Roman Empire, a rule that lasted less than one year before he was famously assassinated by political rivals in 44 B.C. Returning to Italy, Caesar consolidated his power and made himself dictator.

ten tribunes
For most of Roman history, a college of ten tribunes of the plebs acted as a check on the authority of the senate and the annual magistrates, holding the power of ius intercessionis to intervene on behalf of the plebeians, and veto unfavourable legislation.

“A Roman tribune is an officer or magistrate chosen by the people, to protect them from the oppression of the patricians, or nobles and to defend their liberties against any attempts that might be made upon them by the senate or consuls” (Alchin).

How could a Roman become a tribune? Get the plebeians to elect him. Veto actions by the Senate. The people elect representatives to make laws for them.

Military tribunes ( tribuni militum) were originally infantry commanders. Under the early republic there were six to a legion; some were appointed by the consuls (chief executives) or military commanders, and others were elected by the people. Under the empire (after 27 bc) the military tribunate…

The following individuals held the position of Tribune of the Celeres (Tribunus Celerum), the captain of the king’s bodyguard who had authority to preside over the Curiate Assembly ( Comitia Curiata) during the period of the Roman Kingdom (753–509).

Like the nineteenth century aristocracy, they expected senior military positions to go to them. The tribunus laticlavius was the second-in-command of a legion, the most junior officer role of the senatorial class.

The creation of the office of military tribunes with consular power in 445 bc was believed to have involved the struggle of the orders. The annalistic tradition portrayed the innovation as resulting from a political compromise between plebeian tribunes, demanding…