Roles in a Roman Legion

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Across
  1. 2. the commander of the camp and the highest-ranking officer
  2. 6. the second in command of a Roman legion who was appointed by either the Senate or the Emperor
  3. 9. the most senior centurion of the legion who was highly respected; he was usually at least 50 years old
  4. 10. the standard-bearer, each centuria had one
  5. 11. one of 59 or 60 in one legion, commands one centuria of the 10 total cohorts
  6. 12. the investigating board of the Roman Legion who makes sure a new recruit is officially a Roman citizen and had been given medical examination
Down
  1. 1. the overall legionary commander
  2. 3. a horn player who drew attention of the men and issued audible commands from the officers
  3. 4. a common roman soldier
  4. 5. a person who organized Roman guards and distributed passwords, one per centuria
  5. 7. only one in the whole Legion, the Legion’s Standard/Eagle bearer, was an extremely prestigious and well-respected position.
  6. 8. a deputy who takes control of the century if centurion was absent or dead