The Centurion: Backbone of the Roman Army DOCUMENTARY

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Please consider supporting us on Patreon, we need it!: https://www.patreon.com/ImperiumRomanumYT 00:00 Channel intro 00:10 Intro 00:44 Army overview 01:27 Command structure 03:30 Promotion to centurion 05:16 Importance of the position 06:50 Leader of a century 08:10 Discipline 10:20 Rewards 11:37 In combat 13:32 Other roles 14:34 Construction supervisor 15:12 Special operations 15:55 Police officer 16:41 Tax collector 17:24 Diplomat 18:19 Outro The Roman army was absolutely essential for the Roman empire, not just in a military sense but much more than that; it was often the only representation of Roman authority abroad, of which the centurion was the most common representation. Therefore the job of centurion entailed much more than simply leading a unit of soldiers. Centurions were employed in many other ways. How? Find out in this video! Make sure to check out Museum Park Orientalis in Heilig Landstichting The Netherlands! https://www.museumparkorientalis.nl/ If you are a true history buff, you should not miss Ancient Warfare magazine! www.ancient-warfare.com Music: Rome Total War 1 Jeff van Dyck Rome Total War 2 Richard Beddow Adrian von Ziegler Graphic design: German Reber Follow us on instagram and facebook! Instagram : Imperium_Romanum_on_IG Facebook : Imperium Romanum