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