In ancient Rome, a group or unit of ten people, or a division of soldiers or citizens organized in tens.
From Latin 'decuria', derived from 'decem' (ten). This was an actual administrative unit in Roman military and civilian society.
Roman armies were brilliantly organized into nested units—ten soldiers made a decuria, which was then grouped into larger units, creating a system that lasted centuries and influenced military organization ever since.
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