Who were the Roman centurions?

Answer 1

Centurion of the Roman Army was a rank of the Roman Army officials. Centurions were in command of about 80 men, contrary to the popular belief that it was 100. Centurions were Roman soldiers that showed enough skills in combat, discipline, and leadership that they were promoted to Centurion.

The highest rank of Centurion was the Primus pilus, he was the leader of the first cohort. Cohorts usually contained around 6 centuries, but the first cohort in a legion had double the amount of soldiers in each century. So, in reality, a Primus pilus was in direct command of roughly 960 men, but being the supreme centurion of the whole legion, he had command over an actual number of about 5,000 men, and was second in line to the Legatus-the commander of a legion.

Answer 2

Chain of command for a legion: (Note: A legion was usually comprised of 10 Cohorts, each cohort was made of about 6 centuries, each century had 80 men plus the centurion)

Chain of Command:

Legatus: Commander of the Legion, in charge of about 5,280 men.

Primus Pilus: Supreme Centurion of a Legion, Senior Centurion of the First Cohort, in charge of about 960 men.

Senior Centurion: Commander of a Cohort, in charge of about 480 men.

Primi Ordine: Commander of a Century in the First Cohort, in charge of about 80 men.

Junior Centurion: Commander of a Century, in charge of about 80 men.

File Leader: Basically the leader of a file in a Century, not necessarily a Commander, but just a soldier who did have slight authority of about 10 men in a file.

Answer 3

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

Answer 4

In ancient Rome the rank of centurion was an important one in Rome's legion battle formation. It could be described as a middle level officer, and some historians claim it was the "backbone" of the legion. Normally a centurion was first a regular enlisted man that was promoted up through the ranks. Most often the centurion commanded 100 men in a legion.

Answer 5

A centurion was an officer in the ancient Roman army. There were eleven ranks of centurion and we have no modern equivalent for them. A centurion's authority ranged from commanding as few as 80 men (a century) to being in charge of the entire camp (camp prefect).

Answer 6

Roman Centurians are Soldiers that belong to a regiment of 100 soldiers.

Answer 7

An officer commanding 80 legionaries.

Answer 8

The centurions were legionaries

Answer 9

titus pullo

Answer 10

Who was the Roman centurions