The legion was as a result honored with the name Germanica.

In 232 there was a mutiny in the Syrian legion, who proclaimed Taurinus emperor.

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.

She said their cause was just, and the deities were on their side ; the one legion that had dared to face them had been destroyed.

A legionary bath-house was built inside the fortress sometime between 55 and 60 and underwent renovation shortly afterwards ( c. 60-65 ) but by c. 68 ( perhaps even 66 ) the legion had transferred to a newer fortress at Gloucester.

The most famous was Masada, where, in 70-73 CE, a small group of Jewish zealots held out against the might of the Roman legion, and Machaerus where, according to Josephus, John the Baptist was imprisoned by Herod Antipas and died.

Vespasian was assigned to lead the Roman army against the insurgents, with Titus — who had completed his military education by this time — in charge of a legion.

During the Batavian rebellion, Domitian eagerly sought the opportunity to attain military glory, but was denied command of a legion by superior officers.

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.

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.

The early years in Algeria were hard on the legion because it was often sent to the worst postings and received the worst assignments, and its members were generally uninterested in the new colony of the French.

The legion was seconded by the Battalions of Light Infantry of Africa, formed in 1832, which was a penal military unit made up of men with prison records who still had to do their military service or soldiers with serious disciplinary problems.

Previously, the legion was not stationed in mainland France except in wartime.

Galba was declared a public enemy and his legion was confined in the city of Clunia.

The regiment was intended to combine the characteristics of a colonial corps with those of a foreign legion.

So long as everyone was using the same tactics these weaknesses were not immediately apparent, but with the advent of the Roman legion they proved fatal in every major engagement, the most famous being the Battle of Pydna, as the Romans were able to advance through gaps in the line and easily defeat the phalangites once in close.

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

The cavalry was outnumbered in the legion.

* Heavy infantry: This was the principal unit of the legion.

Each legion was divided into cohorts.

Ranking within the legion was based on length of service, with the senior Centurion commanding the first century of the first cohort ; he was called the primus pilus ( First File ), and reported directly to the superior officers ( legates and tribuni ).

Their computer counterparts, role-playing video games, sometimes have elaborate fictional universes that continue to be explored over many sequels, such as the best selling Final Fantasy X which along with its sequel Final Fantasy X-2 sold 10 million copies and boasts a legion of enthusiasts of its Fictional Universe.

The center is sometimes called Lapinjärvi legion ( fi: Lapinjärven legioona ) in Finnish slang.

Under the later emperors the eagle was carried, as it had been for many centuries, with the legion, a legion being on that account sometimes called aquila ( Hirt.

They also routed a Roman legion, the IX Hispana, sent to relieve the settlement.

They could also serve as the paymaster for a legion.

Domitian also founded a new legion in 82, the Legio I Minervia, to fight against the Chatti.

The legion also took part in the Rif War of 1920-25.

Units of the legion were also involved in the defence of Dien Bien Phu and lost a large number of men in the battle.

See also Sub-Units of the Roman legion

See also Sub-Units of the Roman legion

In a Roman province with only one legion, the legatus was also the provincial governor and in provinces with multiple legions, each legion had a legatus and the provincial governor with the title Legatus Augusti pro praetore had overall command of them all.

The Primus Pilus was also a Pilus Prior, and the most senior of all the centurions within the legion.

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.

The war also proved the superiority of the Roman legion over the Greek phalanx formation.

* There is also another American legion baseball team in Rapid City Rapid City Post 320 Stars they have yet to win a state championship.

Cornwallis had lost not only Tarleton's legion, but also his light infantry, which limited his speed of reaction for the rest of the campaign.

The legion also had connections with the camp at Alchester in Oxfordshire ; stamped tiles record it in the 2nd century at Abonae ( Sea Mills, Bristol ) on the tidal shore of the Avon ( Princeton Encyclopedia ).

The books also cover Vespasian's career as commander of the legion and the invasion of Britain.

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.

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

The legion was also present in Egypt, when Caesar captured Egypt for Cleopatra.

The legion also fought in Parthia with Septimius Severus ( who ruled from 193 until 211 ) and with his successors.

Typically their work was for more “ monumental projects ” rather than “ pure architecture .” The legion was not therefore solely a military force but also undertook engineering and surveying functions requiring an advanced mix of skills.

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.

In a province with only one legion, the legatus was also the provincial governor, but in provinces with multiple legions, each legion had a legatus and the provincial governor ( who was separate from the legions ) had overall command.