Usages of praefectus
Postea quaestor cum praefecto portus de merce ex Sicilia allata loquitur.
Afterward the quaestor talks with the harbor prefect about the goods brought from Sicily.
Cum soror patrem ad portum secuta esset, praefectum nautis imperantem vidit.
When the sister had followed her father to the harbor, she saw the prefect giving orders to the sailors.
Praefectus portus nautas monet ne nocte exeant, si ventus iterum crescat.
The harbor prefect warns the sailors not to go out at night if the wind grows strong again.
Praefectus novus ab imperatore creatus est.
The new prefect was appointed by the emperor.
Praefectus nautis imperat ut in portu maneant.
The prefect orders the sailors to stay in the harbor.
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