Vigiles

Japanese: Vigiles
Vigiles

…Some information is known about the Roman fire brigade organized by Emperor Augustus after the Great Fire of Rome in AD 6. It was called the Vigiles, and was both a fire brigade and a military force to guard the capital, usually translated as "sentinel." Members were selected from among freed slaves, and after a certain period of service, they and their families were granted Roman citizenship, so it is thought that the fire brigade had a high social status. …

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Japanese:

…多少なりとも内容の知られるのは,後6年のローマ大火を契機に,皇帝アウグストゥスが組織したローマの消防隊である。これはウィギレスVigilesと呼ばれ,消防隊であると同時に首都警護の軍隊でもあり,通常〈見張番〉と訳される。隊員は解放奴隷のなかから選ばれ,一定期間の服務後は本人とその家族に対してローマ市民権が与えられることとなっており,消防隊の社会的地位は高いものだったと想像される。…

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