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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. X Fretensis is then recorded to have existed at least until the 410s.
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 .
In that year X Fretensis, in conjunction with V Macedonica, XII Fulminata, and XV Apollinaris, began the siege of Jerusalem, stronghold of the rebellion. The Xth camped on the Mount of Olives. During the siege, Legio X gained fame in the effective use of their various war machines.
Summary: The X Fretensis Camp and the Roman City of Aelia Capitolina . The historical evidence and the archaeological remains enable the following reconstruction: After the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, the Legio X Fretensis camped on the south-western hill.
Legio X Fretensis (Tenth Legion of the Straits)— was a Roman legion formed by in 41 or 40 BCE for the war against Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus' younger son, Sextus Pompeius, who controlled the island of Sicily and was one of the leaders of the Pompeians. Dates of existence: Created in 41/40 BCE.
