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Legio tertia Gallica ( Third Gallic legion ) was a Roman legion levied by Julius Caesar around 49 BC, for his civil war against the conservative republicans led by Pompey.
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Legio tertia decima Gemina ( Thirteenth Twin Legion ) was one of the most prominent Roman legions.
Legio tertia Cyrenaica ( Third Cyrenean legion ) was a Roman legion probably levied by Mark Antony around 36 BC, when he was governor of Cyrenaica.
Legio tertia Italica ( Third Italian legion ) was a Roman legion levied by Marcus Aurelius around 165, for his campaign against the Marcomanni tribe.
Legio tertia Parthica ( Third Parthian Legion ) was a Roman legion levied by Emperor Septimius Severus in 197, for his campaign against the Parthian Empire, hence the cognomen Parthica.
Legio and Gallica
* Vologases I leads the Parthian army in a full-scale assault on the Euphrates, Legio X Fretensis and men of the other two legions ( Legio III Gallica and Legio VI Ferrata ) defending the eastern bank of the river, fighting off a desperate attack.
Among the units are Legio III Gallica, Legio XII Fulminata and Legio XXII Primigenia.
* Verus, Roman usurper, senator and commander of Legio III Gallica in Syria
One such raid in AD 68 / 69 was intercepted by the Legio III Gallica with Roman auxiliaries, who destroyed a raiding force of 9, 000 Roxolanian cavalry encumbered by baggage.
Legio quinta Alaudae ( Fifth Larks Legion ) sometimes known as Gallica, was levied by Julius Caesar in 52 BC from native Gauls.
XVI Gallica was reconstituted with the name of Legio XVI Flavia Firma.
* Legio XVI Gallica
Map of the Roman empire in AD 125, under emperor Hadrian, showing the Legio III Gallica, stationed at Raphana ( Abila, Jordan ), in Syria province from 30 BC to the 5th century
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On the reverse, the standard of his Legio III Cyrenaica | Third legion.
On the reverse, the aquila of his Legio III Cyrenaica | Third legion.
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Legio duodecima Fulminata ( Twelfth Legion, armed with lightning ), also known as Paterna, Victrix, Antiqua, Certa Constans, and Galliena, was a Roman legion, levied by Julius Caesar in 58 BC and which accompanied him during the Gallic wars until 49 BC.
Legio X was famous in its day and throughout history, because of its portrayal in Caesar's Commentaries and the prominent role the Tenth played in his Gallic campaigns.
During the Gallic wars ( 58-51 BC ), Legio XIII was present at the Battle against the Nervians, the siege of Gergovia, and while not specifically mentioned in the sources, it is reasonable to assume that Legio XIII was also present for the Battle of Alesia.
* SPQR VI: Nobody Loves A Centurion: when Clodius is elected tribune, Decius is no longer safe in Rome, and so reluctantly serves as a cavalry troop commander with Caesar's Legio X Gemina at the start of the Gallic Wars, surviving capture by Ariovistus.
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The prefect of Legio II Augusta, Poenius Postumus, stationed near Exeter, ignored the call, and a fourth legion, IX Hispana, had been routed trying to relieve Camulodunum, but nonetheless the governor was able to call on almost ten thousand men.
Domitian also founded a new legion in 82, the Legio I Minervia, to fight against the Chatti.
For this purpose, a new legion was founded, Legio I Minervia, which constructed some 75 kilometres ( 46 mi ) of roads through Chattan territory to uncover the enemy's hiding places.
The victory proved short-lived, however: as early in 86 Fuscus embarked on an ill-fated expedition into Dacia which resulted in the complete destruction of the fifth legion, Legio V Alaudae, in the First Battle of Tapae.
Not only did he keep a personal shrine dedicated to her in his bedroom, she regularly appeared on his coinage — in four different attested reverse types — and he founded a legion, Legio I Minervia, in her name.
Aureus minted in 193 by Septimius Severus, to celebrate Legio XIV Gemina | XIIII Gemina Martia Victrix, the legion that proclaimed him emperor.
A legion that fits the same sequence of locations is the Legio VI Ferrata, of which ballista would be an auxilia unit.
The legion is a key in securing the victory, and eventually replaced Legio IX Hispana at Eboracum.
The town was formally established as a colony for veterans of the Roman legion Legio VI Ferrata, which had its base there.
As a military man, Gordian commanded the Legio IIII Scythica when the legion was stationed in Syria.
Niger then proceeded to secure direct control over Egypt, while Severus did as much as he could to protect the wheat supply, and ordered troops loyal to him to keep watch on the western border of Egypt and prevent the legion stationed there Legio II Traiana Fortis from sending military aid to Niger.
In 49 BC, supposedly on January 10 of the Roman calendar, G. Julius Caesar led one legion, the Legio XIII Gemina, south over the Rubicon from Cisalpine Gaul to Italy to make his way to Rome.
Legio secunda Augusta ( Second Augustan Legion ), was a Roman legion, levied by Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus in 43 BC, and still operative in Britannia in the 4th century.
Legio quarta decima Gemina ( Fourteenth Twin Legion ) was a legion of the Roman Empire, levied by Julius Caesar in late 58 B. C.
Legio quarta Macedonica ( Fourth Macedonian Legion ), was a Roman legion levied by Julius Caesar in 48 BC with Italian legionaries.
The legion was disbanded in 70, but reconstituted shortly afterwards under the name of Legio IIII Flavia Felix.
Legio prima Italica ( Latin for " First legion Italica "; the cognomen " Italica " is a reference to the Italian origin of its first recruits ) was a Roman legion levied by emperor Nero on September 22, 66 ( the date is attested by an inscription ).
Legio I Minervia ( Latin for " First legion Minervia ", " devoted to goddess Minerva ") was a Roman legion levied by emperor Domitian in 82, for the campaign against the Germanic tribe of the Chatti.
Legio octava Augusta ( Eighth Augustan Legion ) was a Roman legion created by Pompey in 65 BC, along with the 6th, 7th & 9th, and continuing in service to Rome for at least 400 years thereafter.
Legio prima Adiutrix ( First Auxiliary legion ), was a Roman legion formed in 68, possibly by Galba under orders of Nero.
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