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Legion X Gemina (Equites) appeared in the pages of history around 61 BCE. This unit was probably formed during the pacification of the Gauls' uprising.
dr Robert Ostafiński-Bodler (leg. Drusus) Historia Legionu X Gemina (Equites) Dzieje legionu X ze wszystkimi jego transformacjami, to niemal pięć wieków wpisanych w schyłek republiki rzymskiej i cały okres cesarstwa.
Rozmieszczenie legionów rzymskich w 80 roku n.e. Legion X Gemina znajdował się w Nijmegen (punkt 4), wraz z legio XXII Primigenia.
In 70, after the Batavian rebellion was suppressed by the new emperor Vespasian, X Gemina was sent to Batavia in Germania Inferior to police the lands and prevent new revolts.
Legio X Gemina ("10th Twin(s) Legion" in English), was a Roman legion, which was active during the late Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire as part of the Imperial Roman army. It was one of the four legions used by Julius Caesar in 58 BC, during the Roman invasion of Gaul.
An inscription in Apamea (Syria) seems to document a transfer of a soldier of X Gemina to the newly-created legion II Parthica, which also stayed in Rome and (like the imperial guard) accompagnied the emperor when he went to the front.
Legio X was famous in its day [1] and throughout history, because of its portrayal in Caesar's Commentaries and the prominent role the Tenth played in his Gallic campaigns. [2] Its soldiers were discharged in 45 BC.
