Contubernium

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The contubernium (Latin for 'tenting-together') was the smallest organised sub-subunit of soldiers in the Roman Army and was composed of eight legionaries, essentially the equivalent of a modern squad, although unlike modern squads, contubernia seemingly had no tactical significance in Roman military organization or battle.

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