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system were commanders of a centuria, with two centuriae comprising a maniple. The centurions of a maniple were all subject to a hierarchy that determined their rank. During the earlier Republican manipular system, the centurions of the triarii maniples occupied the most senior position, followed by those of the principes, who were then senior to the centurions of the maniples of the hastati. Within each of the three maniples seniority increased as individuals progressed from left to right, with each maniple increasing in seniority from front

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