centuria.
century, company of 60-100 men in legion; voting unit; land unit (200 jugera);
Meaning & usage
century, in its senses as any assembly of a hundred people or things
century, in its senses as any division into a hundred people or things
century, in its senses as a company of Roman infantry, the smallest tactical division of a legion, originally of 100 men but later varying between 60 and 160
century, in its senses as a company of auxiliary infantry equivalent to a Roman cohort, first established during the Imperial era.
century, in its senses as a unit of area, equal to 100 heredia or 200 iugera (approximately 125 acres or 50 hectares)
century, in its senses as a traditional division of the Roman people, allegedly established by Servius Tullius on the basis of property
any similar division, regardless of number
Where this word comes from
*centu-viria, from centum (“one hundred”) + vir (“man”) + -ia.
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