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From Mérida, Spain comes a stone inscription commemorating a legionary of the X Gemina legion; in addition, several finds from the period of the X Legion’s stationing at the camp in Noviomagus (Nijmegen; these artefacts are now in the Valkhof museum).
Legio XVI Gallica flipped its shit during the Batavian revolt and defected. After the revolt it was disbanded and raised anew as Legio XVI Flavia Firma (Vespasian’s steadfast… in direct contrast to the earlier, notably less steadfast XVI).
Discover the legendary Legio X Gemina, Julius Caesar's favorite legion, in this YouTube Short! Learn about its formation in 58 BCE, key roles in battles like...
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.
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.
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.
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.
