(from the article `police`) ...for fire protection and other administrative and religious duties. In 6, after a particularly bad fire, Augustus expanded the city`s fire brigade ... ...placing a number of public slaves under the command of aediles, officials in charge of streets and markets; after a bad fire in 6, he established ... ...
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The vigiles (cohortes vigilum) created by Augustus patrolled Rome and served as both a night police force and its fire brigade. 7 cohorts of 1000 men, all originally recruited from former slaves, were established with each cohort being responsible for 2 of the 14 regions of the city. The whole force was commanded by the praefectus vigilum, and each…...
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