Centurion (Roman officer)
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A centurion was a professional officer in the Roman army who commanded a unit called a century and played a key role in maintaining discipline and leading soldiers in battle.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Centurion (Roman officer) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman military rank
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
New Testament
ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament of the Bible
Roman historical sources ⓘ |
| associatedWithNumber | hundred ⓘ |
| commanded | century ⓘ |
| couldBePromotedFrom | ranks of common soldiers ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin centuria ⓘ |
| hadResponsibility |
administrative duties
ⓘ
enforcing discipline ⓘ tactical command in combat ⓘ training soldiers ⓘ |
| hadSubordinate |
optio
ⓘ
signifer ⓘ tesserarius ⓘ |
| hadVariantRank |
pilus posterior
ⓘ
pilus prior ⓘ primus pilus ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman army ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn |
battlefield leadership
ⓘ
maintaining discipline ⓘ |
| rankedAbove |
legionary
ⓘ
optio ⓘ |
| rankedBelow |
legatus
ⓘ
tribune ⓘ |
| received | higher pay than ordinary soldiers ⓘ |
| reportedTo |
legatus
ⓘ
senior centurion ⓘ tribune ⓘ |
| selectionBasedOn |
bravery
ⓘ
experience ⓘ leadership ability ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Roman auxiliary units
ⓘ
Roman legion ⓘ |
| symbolized |
Roman military discipline
ⓘ
professionalism in Roman army ⓘ |
| typicalCenturySize | about 80 men ⓘ |
| usedArmor |
helmet with transverse crest
ⓘ
lorica segmentata ⓘ shield ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
gladius
ⓘ
vine staff ⓘ |
| wasKeyElementOf | Roman military command structure ⓘ |
| wasProfessionalSoldier | true ⓘ |
| woreDistinctiveInsignia |
crest on helmet
ⓘ
vine staff ⓘ |
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