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  1. noun. cen· tu· ri· on sen-ˈchu̇r-ē-ən. -ˈtyu̇r-, -ˈtu̇r- : an officer commanding a Roman century. Did you know? In ancient Rome, a century was approximately equal to a company in the U.S. Army, and a centurion was roughly equivalent to a captain.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CenturionCenturion - Wikipedia

    In the Roman army during classical antiquity, a centurion ( / sɛnˈtjʊəriən /; Latin: centurio [kɛn̪ˈt̪ʊrioː], pl. centuriones; Greek: κεντυρίων, translit. kentyríōn, or Greek: ἑκατόνταρχος, translit. hekatóntarkhos ), was a commander, nominally of a century ( Latin: centuria ), a military unit originally ...

  3. May 17, 2024 · Centurion, the principal professional officer in the armies of ancient Rome and its empire. 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.

  4. Jul 30, 2010 · Centurion: Directed by Neil Marshall. With Michael Fassbender, Andreas Wisniewski, Dave Legeno, Axelle Carolyn. A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack.

  5. Jul 4, 2014 · The Centurion (centurio in Latin) was an officer in the Roman army whose experience and valour were a crucial factor in maintaining order on the battlefield and ensuring Rome's military successes spanned over centuries. A centurion commanded a unit of around 100 legionaries but was also responsible for assigning duties, dishing out punishments ...

  6. May 10, 2023 · At 2 p.m. on October 6, 1973, a thin line of Israeli troops on the Golan Heights glimpsed a terrifying sight: masses of Syrian tanks clanking toward them. Caught by surprise, the Israelis were...

  7. centurion.orgCenturion

    Apr 18, 2024 · Centurion is a national nonprofit 501c3 organization that relies on the support of generous donors to enable us to continue our fight to free the innocent. Since 1983, we have completed 70 releases of men and women who were serving life or death sentences for crimes they did not commit.

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