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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.
Tarcza legio X Geminapoczątku wieku V n.e., zgodnie z Notitia Dignitatum. Był to jeden z nielicznych, zachowanych dokumentów rzymskiej władzy, który zawiera szczegóły organizacji administracyjnej imperium wschodniego i zachodniego.
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.
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 is thought to have been opposed (or at least not supportive) to Septimius Severus' claim to the throne, and is thus not honored with a denarius by him. Severus was the commander of the neighbouring Legion XIIII Gemina, Carnuntum and Vienna being less than a day trip apart.
Inscription mentioning X Gemina (Mérida; EDCS-42700421) Octavian settled veterans at Patras. However, the Tenth revolted and was punished: it lost its prestigious name Equestris. Veterans from other legions were added to the unit, and it was from now on called X Gemina ("the twin legion").
Legio X Gemina (The Tenth Twin Legion) was a Roman legion formed in 58 BCE by Gaius Julius Caesar for his upcoming war in Gaul. The Tenth Twin Legion is considered one of the oldest legions of the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire.
