Visual reconstruction of De Ceremoniis Book 1, ch43, page 14-16

 

Annotations:

1. Position of the Praipositos and Magistros
The text states, “The emperor instructs the praipositos and the magistros,” but does not specify whether they stand on the terrace or on the stairs with the senators. In this reconstruction, I placed them beside the emperor on the terrace so that he could give them instructions directly.

2. Divetesia and Parade Leggings
Those to be invested as Caesars are described as wearing divetesia and parade leggings. Since the leggings would be concealed beneath the divetesia, I depicted only the straight-cut outer garments.

3. Number of Caesar Candidates
For simplicity, I chose to depict only one candidate for investiture as Caesar.