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Since its re-formation, the official name of the legion was Legion X Gemina (Twin, because not the same anymore). In the Iberian peninsula in 25-13 BCE, X took part in campaigns against the Cantabrom (Basques).
Z 28 legionów za panowania następcy Trajana cesarza Hadriana, 3 stacjonowały w Panonii Superior: legio I Adiutrix, legio XIIII Gemina i legio X Gemina. W Judei stacjonował inny legion X Fretensis, który w latach 132-135 tłumił powstanie żydowskie Bar Kochby.
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.
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.
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 (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.
28 paź 2021 · Legio X Gemina supported Septimius Severus' (r. 193-211 CE) claim to the Roman throne and fought under him against the claimant Pescennius Niger. Although sources vary, it seems that in the 3rd century CE, the legion was with Emperor Aurelian (r. 270-275 CE) when he defeated Queen Zenobia .
