Imperial Roman Legions
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No. |
Cognomen |
Foundation |
Comments |
I | Augusta; Germanica | ||
I | Adiutrix (pia fidelis) | ||
I | Italica | Nero, 1st c. CE | |
I | Macriana Liberatrix | ||
I | Flavia Minervia (pia fidelis Domitiana) |
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I | Parthica | ||
II | Adiutrix (pia fidelis) | ||
II | Augusta | ||
II | Italica pia (fidelis) | ||
II | Parthica (pia fidelis felix aeterna) |
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II | Traiana Fortis | ||
III | Augusta | ||
III | Cyrenaica | ||
III | Gallica | ||
III | Italica concors | ||
III | Parthica | ||
IV | Flavia Felix | ||
IV | Macedonica | ||
IV | Scythica | ||
V | Alaudae | ||
V | Macedonica | ||
VI | Ferrata (fidelis constans) |
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VI | Victrix (pia fidelis Domitiana) |
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VII | Macedonica (Claudia pia fidelis) |
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VII | Galbiana; Hispana; Gemina (pia felix) |
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VIII | Augusta | ||
IX | Hispana; Macedonica | ||
X | Fretensis | ||
X | Gemina (pia fidelis Domitiana) |
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XI | "Actiacus" (Claudia pia fidelis) |
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XII | Fulminata (certa constans) |
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XIII | Gemina | ||
XIV | Gemina (martia victrix) | ||
XV | Apollinaris | ||
XV | Primigenia | ||
XVI | Gallica | ||
XVI | Flavia Firma | ||
XVII | (Varian) | ||
XVIII | (Varian) | ||
XIX | (Varian) | ||
XX | Valeria Victrix | ||
XXI | Rapax | ||
XXII | Deiotariana | ||
XXII | Primigenia (pia fidelis Domitiana) |
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XXX | Ulpia Victrix |
Evans, Robert F. Legions of Imperial Rome: an Informal Order of Battle Study. New York: Vantage, 1980. | |
Hornblower, S. and A. Spawforth, eds. The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996. | |
Keppie, Lawrence. The Making of the Roman Army. London: Batsford, 1984. | |
Parker, H.M.D. The Roman Legions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1928. |
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