Imperial guard units under Roman Emperor Diocletian in the late 3rd century AD
Jovians
Ioviani
Shield pattern of the palatine legion of Ioviani seniores, according to the Notitia Dignitatum.
Type
Senior palatine imperial guard units
Military unit
Herculians
Herculiani
Shield pattern of the palatine legion of Herculiani seniores, according to the Notitia Dignitatum.
Type
Senior palatine imperial guard units
Military unit
The Jovians (Latin: Ioviani) and Herculians (Latin: Herculiani) were the senior palatine imperial guard units under the rule of Roman EmperorDiocletian (r. 284–305). They continued in existence thereafter as senior units in the field armies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires.