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centurion

professional officer of the Roman army
Intangible position Q26409
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Summary

centurion is a position[1]. centurion ranks in the top 2% of position entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,223 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Ancient Rome[3]
  • Instance of: military rank[4]
  • Subclass of: ancient Roman military rank[5]
  • Commons category: Centurions[6]
  • Said to be the same as: sotnik[7], Hauptmann[8]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Ancient Rome[9]
  • Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • Different from: centurione[13]

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Influence

Things named for centurion include Centurion[14], a film[15], directed by Neil Marshall[16].

Why It Matters

centurion has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] centurion is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Entities named for centurion include Centurion[14], a film[15], directed by Neil Marshall[16].

Related Entities

Centurion Longinus Saint Maurice

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → ancient Roman military rank
    Instance of → —
    Described by source → Pauly–Wissowa, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Applies to jurisdiction → Ancient Rome
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295840, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
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