A detailed historical presentation about the famous Roman Centurions.
note: I ment Primus Pilus, sorry for the mistake there 😉
A centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army after the Marian reforms of 107 BC. Most centurions commanded groups of centuries of around 80 men but senior centurions commanded cohorts or took senior staff roles in their legion. Centurions were also found in the Roman navy. Their symbol of office was the vine staff, with which they disciplined even Roman citizens protected from other forms of beating by the Porcian Laws.
In the Roman infantry, centurions initially commanded a centuria or “century”.
Centurions seemed to receive a much higher rate of pay than the average legionary, twice as much or more. Veteran legionaries often worked as tenants of their former centurions.
The vine-stick mentioned by Tacitus was called a vitis; it was a symbol of the centurion’s authority and the implement with which he would mete out punishment.
Evidence suggests that centurions had important social status and held powerful positions in society. They seem to have received their status according to their rank. On retirement they could be eligible for employment as Lictors.
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