His command would depend on his rank. There were many ranks of "centurion". The lowest ranking centurion commanded a century which was 80 men, contrary to popular belief that a century consisted of...
Chain of command for a legion: (Note: A legion was usually comprised of 10 Cohorts, each cohort was made of about 6 centuries, each century had 80 men plus the centurion)
Legatus: Commander of the...
Chain of command for a legion: (Note: A legion was usually comprised of 10 Cohorts, each cohort was made of about 6 centuries, each century had 80 men plus the centurion)
Legatus: Commander of the...
It would depend on his rank. Centurion is a catchall word for officer and there were eleven ranks of centurion. The lowest rank of centurion commanded 80 men. (Don't be fooled by the word "centurion"...