Centuria (Latin plural Centuriae) is a Latin substantive rooting in centum 'a hundred', denoting units consisting of (originally, approximatively) a 100 men. Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...
Political
The constitutive voting unit in the centuriate comices (Latin comitia centuriata), an old popular assembly in the Roman Republic, the members of which cast one collective vote. See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century). ...
Its origin seems to be the homonymous military unit, as citizens would serve on both until Marius' reform shifted the main recruitment from conscription to professional contracts. Gaius Marius Gaius Marius (Latin: C·MARIVS·C·F·C·N)¹ (157 BC - January 13, 86 BC) was a Roman general and politician elected Consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. ...
Military
The centuria was the pivotal tactical Roman legion unit. It consisted of originally a hundred, later (60 to ideally) 80 men distributed along 10 contubernia (of 8 men each). Each contubernium (the minimal unit in the Roman legion) lived at the same tent. The whole centuria was commanded by a Centurion (Roman army) who held a flag. Centuriae were grouped by pairs forming maniples, which were then grouped in cohorts. The Roman legion (from the Latin legio, meaning levy) was the basic military unit of ancient Rome. ... The Contubernium was smallest group of soilders in the Roman Army. ... Centurion Cornelius A centurion (Latin: centurio; Greek: hekatontarchos) was a professional officer of the Roman army. ... Maniple (Latin: manipulus) was a tactical unit of the Roman Legion, consisting of two centuriae within a single cohort. ... Cohort can mean any of the following: 1. ...
As an exception, the first cohort consisted of the bravest men from the legion and had only 5 centurias, but since these were double centurias (160 men) the size of the whole cohort remained the same. Centurions on these centuriae were called primi ordinis, except the one from the very first centuria, which was referred to as primus pilus, a proverbial hardened professional (a bit like the British regimental sergeant major). See also Legion software and Legion forummer. ...
Centuria (Latin plural Centuriae) is a Latin substantive rooting in centum 'a hundred', denoting units consisting of (originally, approximatively) 100 men.
The centuria was the pivotal tactical Roman legion unit since the Marian reforms of 107 BC.
Centuriae were grouped by pairs forming maniples, which were then grouped in cohorts.
The Centuria Super 400 is suitable for a wide range of shooting situations, including clear or cloudy weather, in the shade under trees, and in rooms illuminated by exterior light.
The Centuria Super 800 features superior resistance to the effects of heat and natural radiation and is easy to use indoors and outdoors, with a wide latitude under many different light sources.
The Centuria Super 1600 enhances the performance of super-zoom cameras inhibiting camera shake/blur by using high shutter speeds, and is capable of capturing the atmosphere of low-light scenes even without flash.
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