Decury

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In Ancient Rome, a decury (Latin decuria) was a group of ten people, ranged under one chief, or commander, called a decurio. The Roman cavalry was divided into decuries.

Romulus divided the whole Roman people into three tribes; over each of which he appointed a tribune. Each tribe he subdivided into ten centuries, with centurions at their heads. And, each century he subdivided further into ten decuries, over each of which a decurio commanded.

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• This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.
• "decury". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2nd ed. 1989.