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Legio X Fretensis ("Tenth legion of the Strait") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. It was founded by the young Gaius Octavius (later to become Augustus Caesar ) in 41/40 BC to fight during the period of civil war that started the dissolution of the Roman Republic .
Legion X Fretensis został użyty do zdobycia umocnionych miast Tarichacae i Gamala, położonych na wschodnim i zachodnim brzegu Jeziora Genezaret (Galilejskiego). Następnie Wespazjan osadził legion w Scythopolis, na zachodnim brzegu rzeki Jordan.
Legion X Fretensis was used to capture the fortified cities of Tarichacae and Gamala, located on the eastern and western shores of Lake Gennesaret (Galilee). Vespasian then deposited the legion in Scythopolis, on the west bank of the Jordan River.
Legio X Fretensis został sformowany przez Oktawiana, przypuszczalnie na Sycylii (stąd Fretensis – „znad cieśniny [Mesyńskiej]”) . Wiadomo, że za panowania Oktawiana Augusta i Tyberiusza Legio X Fretensis (lub przynajmniej jego część) stacjonował w Cyrrhus w Syrii .
‘Fretensis’ meaning ‘The Tenth Legion of the Sea Straits’ur, because during the Campaign in Sicily, it had guarded the Strait of Messina. Emblems: Multiple Symbols: The Boar, the Pig, the Bull (Taurus), a Warship, a Dolphin, an image of Neptune.
20 sie 2021 · Legio X Fretensis was a legion of the Roman army formed by either Julius Caesar or Augustus. The legion spent most of its existence in the East, primarily in Judea. It participated in Corbulo’s two Armenian campaigns as well as Vespasian and Titus ’ battle against the Great Jewish Revolt of 66 CE, besieging both Jerusalem and Masada. Name & Origin.
Legio X Fretensis: one of the Roman legions. Its name means "the legion of the sea straits".
