Who was the legatus legionis and what duties did that job entail?

Question

I'm doing a report and i need to know what duties these guys had. I've already done some research myself and all i can find is this:

"Legatus Legionis: The overall Legionary commander. This post was generally appointed by the emperor, was a former Tribune and held command for 3 or 4 years, although could serve for a much longer period. In a province with only one legion, the Legatus was also the provincial governor and in provinces with multiple legions, each legion has a Legatus and the provincial governor has overall command of them all."

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Answer 1

pilatus peyronie is his second in command!

Answer 2

A Legatus was an officer of the rank of General in the Army of Imperial Rome. A Legatus Legionis was a general who commanded a legion. A legion was comprised of 1,000 troops. Like any general he was the one responsible for deciding the strategy and tactics which were to be used in fighting enemy forces and defeat them. Because he might be in a province of Rome he also served as the governor of that province. A modern example would be that of a military governor-general as existed in the Philippines after the Spanish-American War, where that dual post was held by the father of General Douglas MacArthur of World War Two and Korean War fame. As such he also enforced the civilian and criminal laws of the province in addition to being in charge of the security apparatus of the province. A combination of an unelected governor coupled with an attorney-general and chief of the provincial police, all rolled up into one job.