Decurion (military)

Decurion (military)

A decurion was a cavalry officer in command of a troop or "turma" of thirty soldiers in the army of the Roman Empire. A Decurion was also in the first century AD a commander of a "decuria", an eight-man group sleeping in the same tent.

There were 120 cavalry in an "Ala" (auxiliary cohort) of a legion. There were four decurions, each commanding thirty men.

In the infantry, the rank carried less prestige — a 'decurion' only led a squad called a "contubernium" or "tent group" of eight men — but they were still allowed to carry a "pugio" or dagger as a sign of their rank.

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