Each legion in Britain had a commander who answered to the governor and in time of war probably directly ruled troublesome districts.

They released some of their veteran soldiers, probably from legion XXVIII and colonized them in the city, which was refounded as Colonia Victrix Philippensium.

With each legion having 5, 120 legionaries usually supported by an equal number of auxiliary troops, the total force available to a legion commander during the Pax Romana probably ranged from 11, 000 downwards, with the more prestigious legions and those stationed on hostile borders or in restive provinces tending to have more auxiliaries.

According to Koch, the name Arawn may be derived from the Biblical name Aaron, the name of Moses ’ s brother, and so is ultimately of Hebrew origin and meaning ‘ exalted .’ That the name ‘ Aaron ’ had currency in Wales as early as Roman times is shown by Gildas who wrote that ‘ Aaron and Iulianus were Christian martyrs at Urbs Legionis ( the ‘ city of the legion ,’ probably Caerllion-ar-Wysg ) in the time of the Emperor Diocletian .’ a cleric of the Old Welsh name Araun witnessed two charters of 860 preserved in the book of Llandaf.

Lindsey Davis ' character Marcus Didius Falco and his sidekick Petronius Longus both served in the legion during the Boudicca uprising in 60 / 61, while they were little more than boys ( probably 19 / 20 years old ).

The Twelfth legion, as it is perhaps better known, fought in the Battle against the Nervians, and probably also in the Siege of Alesia.

Legio vigesima prima rapax ( Latin for " Twenty-first Predator legion ") was a Roman legion levied in 31 BC by Augustus, probably from men previously enlisted in other legions.

Augustus probably sent his new XXIst legion to Hispania Tarraconensis to fight the campaign against the Cantabrians.

The emblem of the XIXth legion is unknown, but probably was the Capricorn like other legions levied by Augustus.

During the next years, the legion was to stay in the British Islands to subdue the rebel tribes of Scotland and Wales, with base camp probably at Chester.

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 vigesima Valeria Victrix ( Twentieth Victorious Valerian Legion ) was a Roman legion, probably raised by Augustus some time after 31 BC.

This legion was probably created to deal with Sextus Pompeius, the last opponent of the second triumvirate, garrisoned in Sicily and threatening Rome's grain supply.

In the early 5th century, the legion was probably still active in the region under the Dux Osrhoenae, based in Apatna, modern Tell Fdyin, Iraq ( Notitia dignitatum is corrupted, but shows that a legion is quartered in Apatna, and the III Parthica is not mentioned anywhere else ).

This legion was probably created to deal with Sextus Pompey, the last opponent of the second triumvirate, garrisoned in Sicily and threatening Rome's grain supply.

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Judging from the names, they probably used a repertory of camp plans, selecting the one appropriate to the length of time a legion would spend in it: tertia castra, quarta castra, etc., " a camp of three days ", " four days ", etc.

Also probably dating from this period was the regular accompaniment of each legion by an non-citizen formation of roughly equal size, the ala, recruited from Rome's Italian allies, or socii.

He dismissed the Virgin Birth, was inclined to believe that Zechariah was the father of Jesus, thought that the " legion " of demons probably meant that the man had been molested as a child by Roman legionnaires, and regarded the Apostle Paul as hopelessly neurotic.

The final form of the legion originated with the elite legiones palatinae created by Diocletian and the Tetrarchs.

Units of the Bonn legion were deployed to theatres of war ranging from modern-day Algeria to what is now the Russian republic of Chechnya.

* Legions of veterans from the Gallic Wars – Caesar's favourite legion, X Equestris, and those later known with the names of VIII Augusta, IX Hispana, and XII Fulminata

Examples include the Achaemenid battle standard Derafsh Kaviani, and the standards of the Roman legions such as the eagle of Augustus Caesar's Xth legion, or the dragon standard of the Sarmatians ; the latter was let fly freely in the wind, carried by a horseman, but judging from depictions it was more similar to an elongated dragon kite than to a simple flag.

Hadrian appointed Aulus Platorius Nepos as governor to undertake this work who brought the VIth Victrix legion with him from Lower Germany.

Some of those recruited to the legion were said to have been forcibly impressed from among nationals of neighboring countries who migrated to Libya in search of work.

A Roman legion ( from Latin legio " military levy, conscription ," from legere — " to choose ") normally indicates the basic ancient Roman army unit recruited specifically from Roman citizens.

The size of a typical legion varied throughout the history of ancient Rome, with complements of 4, 200 legionaries and 300 equites ( drawn from the wealthier classes-in early Rome all troops provided their own equipment ) in the republican period of Rome, ( the infantry were split into 30 maniples of 120 legionaries each ), to 5, 200 men plus auxiliaries in the imperial period ( split into 10 cohorts, 9 of 480 men each, plus the first cohort holding 800 men ).

This arrangement allowed for the possibility for the supply train to become temporarily detached from the main body of the legion, thus greatly increasing the army's speed when needed.

The centuries took their titles from the old use of the legion drawn up in three lines of battle using three classes of soldier.

Slaves could also be claimed from the prisoners of war and divided amongst the legion for later selling, which would bring in a sizeable supplement to their regular pay.

It was common for a legion to detach some sub-units from the main camp to strengthen other corps.

The French agreed to withdraw their legion if Rosas evacuated Argentinian troops from Uruguay.

His success as the legate of a legion, earned him a consulship in 51 after which he retired from public life, having incurred the enmity of Claudius ' wife, Agrippina.

The legion XXII Deiotariana, which advanced from Egypt, is completely destroyed.

The Roman army was joined by the twelfth legion, which was previously defeated under Cestius Gallus, and from Alexandria Vespasian sent Tiberius Julius Alexander, governor of Ægyptus, to act as Titus's second in command.

Carbonized chickpeas have been found at the Roman legion fort at Neuss ( Novaesium ), Germany in layers from the first century CE, along with rice.

Meanwhile Cestius Gallus moved into the region with the twelfth legion, but was unable to restore order and suffered defeat at the battle of Beth-Horon, forcing the Romans to retreat from Jerusalem.

Corwin plans to raise a legion of shadow soldiers, and arm them with automatic rifles from the shadow world Earth.

After breaking through, one of the Roman tribunes took twenty maniples ( a smaller division of the legion ) and attacked the Macedonian right wing from behind.

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.

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.

* September 22 – Emperor Nero creates the legion I Italica.

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In the Year of the Four Emperors ( 69 ), after the death of Nero, the legion received the name I Italica and fought for Vitellius at the second Battle of Bedriacum, where the Vitellians were defeated by forces supporting Vespasian.

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.

The emblem of the legion was a capricorn ,< ref name =" Keppie ">, The Origins and Early History of the Second Augustan Legion, in, Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000, Stuttgart, 2000, p. < span class = plainlinks > 128 .</ ref > used along with the winged horse Pegasus, on the helmets the symbol used by I Adiutrix legionaries was a dolphin.

Legio I Germanica ( Latin for " First legion Germanica "; the cognomen Germanica is a reference to its service in Germania inferior ) was a Roman legion, possibly levied in 48 BC by Julius Caesar to fight for him in the civil war against Pompey.

Legio I Macriana liberatrix ( Latin for " First legion Macriana liberatrix "; Macriana is a reference to its founder, Macer ) was a Roman legion levied in Africa by the governor Lucius Clodius Macer in 68.

In 360, I Parthica unsuccessfully defended its camp against a Sassanid attack ; after the defeat, the legion was moved to Nisibis ( modern Turkey ), where it remained until the city was surrendered to the Sassanid Persians in 363.

Legio secunda Italica ( Second Italian legion ), was a Roman legion levied by emperor Marcus Aurelius in 165 together with I Italica at a time when the Roman Empire was fighting both in Germania and in Parthia.

Although encouraged by Galba, Macer raised a legion Legio I Macriana liberatrix in addition to the Legio III Augusta that he already commanded, presumably raising suspicion that Macer also harbored imperial ambitions, and in October 68 Galba had him killed by the procurator Trebonius Garutianus.

Together with legions II Italica and I Adiutrix, III Italica legion was in the Danube provinces from its beginning, fighting the Marcomanni invasion of the Raetia and Noricum provinces.

Together with its sister legions I Parthica and II Parthica, the third Parthian legion was levied for the attack on the eastern frontier.

Together with its twin legions I Parthica and III Parthica, the Second Parthian legion was levied for the attack on the eastern frontier.

The legion was removed by Gordian I, but restored by Valerian and Gallienus ; and its final departure did not take place till after 392.

With half-filled legion XX defeated the Pannonii led by Bato I ( Bato the Daesitiate ) and prevented spread of the uprising.