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Legion stworzył Oktawian August między 41-40 p.n.e. Symbol byka na Vexillum wskazuje, że najprawdopodobniej stało się to między 17 kwietnia a 18 maja, ponieważ symbol byka w zodiaku poświęcony jest Wenus, opiekuńczej bogini rodu juliańskiego. Używano też dodatkowego symbolu tryremy.
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 ("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 .
19 paź 2018 · The Roman 10th Legion of the Strait. The Roman legion stationed in the Judaean Province at the time of Acts was made up of about 5,000 soldiers. They were known as Legio X Fretensis, or the 10th Legion of the Strait.
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.
Legio X Fretensis (Tenth Legion of the Straits)— was a Roman legion formed by Octavian Augustus 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.
