Centuria
Sign in to saveCenturia (; : centuriae) is a Latin term (from the stem centum meaning one hundred) denoting military units originally consisting of 100 men. The size of the centuria changed over time, and from the first century BC through most of the imperial era the standard size of a centuria was 80 soldiers. By the time of the Roman Empire, ordo became a synonym of centuria (in 4 BC it was used for a maniple). Ten contuberniums formed a century, composed of 80 legionaries. Commanding this unit was the centurion, a veteran expert in combat analogous to a non-commissioned officer. His role was not only that
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Vinony's link graph records 165 inbound references to Centuria, and connects out to Latin, Roman limes and Roman infantry tactics.
It is catalogued under topics including Infantry units and formations of ancient Rome and Roman legions.
Vinony links it to 32 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Subclass of
- company
- Country
- Ancient Rome
- Has parts of class
- contubernium
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- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
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