"Roman Centurions: Commanders of Men – A High Chance of" Topic
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| Tango01 | 15 Feb 2021 9:30 p.m. PST |
…Death "Everyone has heard of the Centurions of the Roman Army. From school history lessons to Asterix comics, they crop up again and again in modern representations of Rome and its army. What exactly did Centurions do? What was it about their job that led to their high casualty rate? The term Centurion referred to a type of officer serving in the Roman army. Not all of them held the same position. For example, the primi ordines, the Centurions of the first cohort in each legion, held a higher status than others. However, the role fulfilled by Centurions was mostly the same…"
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| Legionarius | 16 Feb 2021 7:50 a.m. PST |
A decent intro to Centurions 101. :) |
| Oddball | 16 Feb 2021 8:06 a.m. PST |
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Frederick  | 16 Feb 2021 8:22 a.m. PST |
Agreed! As well as being elite soldiers centurions had be able to read and write, no small task for a fighting soldier in a largely illiterate world |
| Tango01 | 16 Feb 2021 12:10 p.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend! (smile) Amicalement
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