A Roman century had 10 contubernia (plural of contubernium) of eight men who shared a tent.
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Roman society was divided into the patricians (the aristocracy), the equites (equestrians) who were bankers, money lenders, merchants and investors in shipping and mining, and the plebeians (the commoners). there were also slaves and freedmen
Modern architecture is no longer influenced by the Romans much. It was until the early to mid-20th century. Successions of European architectural styles were influenced by Roman architecture: Renaissance (15th and 16th centuries) Baroque (17th to early 18th centuries), Rococo (18th century) and Neoclassicism (late 18th to 20th century). These styles were popular for public buildings, palaces, mansions and town houses for the rich and well-to-do. The Neoclassical style is still sometimes used.
The smallest unit was a conturbenium which was made up of eight soldiers. Ten conturbenium made up a century which was commanded by a centurion. Then there were 6 centuries in a cohort and 10 cohorts would make up a legion which had approximately 6,000 men.
Roman shields as well as the other military equipment was made by workers in the armories which were scattered throughout the empire.
You can not make a Roman Artefact today. Roman artifacts were made 1.5-2 thousand years ago by the Romans. If you make a Roman Artifice today it will be a copy of an original or a fake.