centurion
Other forms: centurions
A centurion is a kind of soldier in the Roman army responsible for the command of a century, or one hundred, men.
Centurion lives on in common language as the typical Roman soldier––countless generations of fifth graders have been asked to sketch their costumes. Their resilience in popular imagination may be ascribed to the role the centurion soldiers played in the Christian gospel story of the life of Jesus Christ.
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(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldierstype of:warriorsomeone engaged in or experienced in warfare
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Grab your toga, fire up your chariot, and get ready to learn these words related to ancient Rome. Review the republic and the empire, architectural structures like aqueducts and amphitheaters, gladiators, and much more. Once you've mastered this list, you too can recite the famous words of Julius Caesar: Veni, vidi, vici ("I came, I saw, I conquered").