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religion and spirituality christianityWho is a centurion in the Roman army?
The centurion was the commander of a centuria, which was the smallest unit of a Roman legion. A legion was nominally composed of 6,000 soldiers, and each legion was divided up into 10 cohorts, with each cohort containing 6 centuria.
Correspondingly, how did a Roman soldier become a centurion?
It has long been believed that centurions were almost always promoted from the ranks of common soldiers. Soldiers who had served at least 10 years in the ranks and had occupied junior staff posts such as "optio" or "signifer" could aspire to become a centurion if the vacancy came up.
Similarly one may ask, who were the most elite Roman soldiers?
Only men could be in the Roman Army, no women were allowed. There were two main types of Roman soldiers: legionaries and auxiliaries. The legionaries were the elite (very best) soldiers. A legionary had to be over 17 years old and a Roman citizen.
mandybarrow.com. The Roman Army (Legion) The Roman army was made up of groups of soldiers called legions. There were over 5,000 soldiers in a legion. Each legion had its own number, name, badge and fortress.