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Optio
An Optio (from the Latin verb optare, 'to choose', because an Optio was chosen by his Centurion) was a soldier in the Roman army who held a position similar to that of a non-commissioned officer in modern armies. The main function of an Optio was as an Optio centuriae, the second-in-command of a centuria (century), although there were many other positions an Optio could hold.
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