Decurio

Decurio ("Zehnschaftsführer", from Latin decem = ten), sometimes also called Dekarch in ancient Greek sources , referred to in the Roman Empire :

• the leader of a group of legionaries or a division of a cavalry unit in the Roman army, see Decurio (military)
• a councilor of Roman parishes who was elected for life, see Decurio (local government)
• the three chiefs of the Silentiarii at the late Roman and Byzantine imperial courts
• the head of a sub-unit ( decuria ) of the Roman collegiae

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.