An optio (from the Latin verb optare, 'to choose', because an optio was chosen by his centurion) was a soldier in the Roman army who held a position similar to that of a non-commissioned officer in modern armies. The main function of an optio was as an optio centuriae, the second-in-command of a centuria (century), although there were many other positions an optio could hold. Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Centurion Cornelius A centurion (Latin: centurio; Greek: hekatontarchos) was a professional officer of the Roman army. ... Soldiers of the Roman Army (on manoeuvres in Nashville, Tennessee) Rome was a militarized state whose history was often closely entwined with its military history over the 1228 years that the Roman state is traditionally said to have existed. ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), also known as an NCO or noncom, is a non-commissioned member of an armed force who has been given authority by a commissioned officer. ... Centuria (Latin plural Centuriae) is a Latin substantive rooting in centum a hundred, denoting units consisting of (originally, approximatively) a 100 men. ...
Some examples of titles held by optiones:
Optio ad carcerem: chosen man on prison duty.
Optio ad spem ordinis: optio being groomed for promotion to the rank of centurion.
Optio candidatus: optio being groomed for promotion to the rank of centurion.
Optio carceris: soldier in charge of the prison cells.
Optio centuriae: 'chosen man of the centuria'; second-in-command and rear rank officer of a centuria; classed as a duplicarius, a soldier receiving double basic pay; he carried a hastile (wooden staff).
Optio centurionis: 'chosen man of the centurion'; same as optio centuriae.
Optio custodiarum: soldier in charge of guard posts.
Optio draconarius: 'chosen man among the dragon bearers', a late Roman senior standard bearer.
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