| 1. | Theodosius appointed Arbogast as magister militum for the Western provinces. Théodose nomma Arbogast magister militum des provinces occidentales. |
| 2. | Both Ascum and Constantiolus held the rank of magister militum. Ascum et Constantiolus détiennent le rang de magister militum. |
| 3. | Majorian appointed Aegidius to be magister militum of the Gallic provinces. À cette époque, Majorien nomma Aegidius magister militum des provinces de Gaule. |
| 4. | The authority of the quaestor was the equivalent to that of a magister militum. L'autorité d'un questeur correspond à celle d'un magister militum. |
| 5. | As a reward for this success, he was appointed magister militum praesentalis in 585. Comme récompense, il est nommé magister militum praesentalis en 585. |
| 6. | Basiliscus appointed his nephew Armatus magister militum, thus alienating Theodoric Strabo. Mais Basiliscus fait l'erreur de nommer son neveu Armatus magister militum, tout comme Strabo. |
| 7. | Orestes was appointed Magister militum by Julius Nepos in 475. Oreste est nommé magister militum (commandant en chef) par l'empereur d'Occident Julius Nepos en 475. |
| 8. | The imperial magister militum Flavius Stilicho annihilated the Goths there 500 years later. Le Magister militum Imperial Flavius Stilicon y anéantit les Goths 500 ans plus tard. |
| 9. | Philippicus was restored to command by Maurice, while Priscus returned to Constantinople. Philippicus est de nouveau nommé magister militum par Maurice tandis que Priscus retourne à Constantinople,,. |
| 10. | He is recorded in Greek as "stratelates of Scythia", hence probably a magister militum. Il est enregistré en grec comme stratelates de Scythie mineure, d’où probablement un magister militum. |