For the first quarter-century or so of its existence, the legion wielded great power in the American motion picture industry.

A defensive legion that can absorb a significant amount of damage before their shields break.

The cognomen Macedonica comes from the fact that the legion was stationed in Macedonia for a significant period of its existence.

* The influence of Roman military and civic culture, as embodied particularly in the heavy infantry legion, gave the Roman military consistent motivation and cohesion.

The trio sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli ( opus 1, 1681, opus 3, 1689 ) were of unparalleled influence during his lifetime and for a long time after, inspiring slavish imitation by composers whose numbers were legion ( Talbot 2001 ).

Polish emigrants to France, like Adam Czartoryski, who returned to join that legion were allowed to use Prussian railways for free and often received with cheers, e. g. by the revolutionary committees in Cologne French politicians granted money for those trips hoping to remove Polish influence from France, for fear of revolutionary actions.

Some of these soldier emperors were members of the equestrian class who had worked their way up to a sufficient position of influence within their legion that the soldiers would support a bid for the purple, although this was a risky undertaking because the soldiers could withdraw their support at any time and perhaps shift it to another military leader who looked more promising at the time.

The revolt started out as just a small legion of troops headed by Damar, but during the final assault on The Dominion over Cardassia Prime by the Federation-Klingon-Romulan alliance, Damar managed to get an open revolt started on Cardassia itself.

* Rome takes over full control of Sicily and stations a legion there.

With the later Battle of Pydna, this defeat demonstrates the superiority of the Roman legion over the Macedonian phalanx.

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

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.

After the defeat of Boudica, the legion was dispersed over several bases ; from 66 to around 74 it was stationed at Glevum ( modern Gloucester ), and then moved to Isca Augusta ( modern Caerleon ), building a stone fortress that the soldiers occupied until the end of the 3rd century.

The legion prevailed in 260 but the threat remained and the fortifications of Lambaesis were increased over the following years.

The obverse features a galley and the name Antony, while the reverse features the name of the particular legion that each issue was intended for ( it is interesting to note that hoard evidence shows that these coins remained in circulation over 200 years after they were minted, due to their lower silver content ).

After the decisive victory over Pompey at Pharsalus, the legion was to be disbanded, and the legionaries " pensioned off " with the traditional land grants ; however, the legion was recalled for the Battle of Thapsus ( 46 BC ) and the final Battle of Munda ( 45 BC ).

It was later estimated that the legion grew to over 3, 000 Spaniards.

On the obverse, the capricorn, a reference to IV Scythica, over a temple in Zeugma, camp of the legion.

And the < em style =" font-size: 1. 3em ; line-height: 0 ;"> beast reborn </ em > spread over the earth and its numbers grew legion.

Although Get This was a ratings success and developed a dedicated legion of fans, on 16 October 2007 Triple M announced that the show would be axed, so the network could focus company attention and resources on new breakfast shows debuting across the country such as The Shebang in Sydney and a new, multi-million dollar Melbourne-based show presented by Peter Helliar and Myf Warhurst, both of which were ironically also cancelled by Triple M over the next couple of years.

After the release of prisoners from Haifa lock-up, the Arab legion took over the building some time later.

They were later replaced by the 20th legion, until the fortress was abandoned by the military around AD 88 and taken over by the civilian settlement that had grown up around the fort.

The Achaean leaders almost certainly knew that this declaration of war against Rome was hopeless, as Rome had triumphed against far stronger and larger opponents, the Roman legion having proved its supremacy over the Macedonian phalanx.

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 legion also constructed a bridge over the Sava, connecting Singidunum with Taurunum.

" Later, psychic Lorraine Warren states over phone that " I am Six " means being a legion of demons.

Rock, country and soul, mixed with each other and occasionally other styles, spawned a legion of subgenres over the next few days, ranging from heavy metal to punk and funk.

An army of the monsters, led by a powerful warrior named Morticon, swarmed into the land with their sights set on taking over the magical realm, the human realm and beyond, but they would have to combat a legion of brave and powerful wizards.

Essentially, Claudius Lysias is " a high-ranking military officer in charge " of anywhere from 600 to 1, 000 men, and this appears to be the case for it is said that his command was over a " cohort " ( σπειρα, speira ) in Jerusalem which is " the tenth part of a Roman legion having about 600 men " ().

* Jiří Fidler: " Generálové legionáři " ( Generals of the legion ), 2001, ISBN 80-7242-043-7

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 ).