Legio XX Valeria Victrix
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Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legio XX Valeria Victrix canonical | 5 |
| Twentieth Legion | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
1st century AD
ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ 2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| allegiance | Rome ⓘ |
| approximateSize | about 5000 soldiers ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| disbandedInCentury | 4th century AD ⓘ |
| foughtFor |
Augustus
ⓘ
Claudius ⓘ Domitian ⓘ Julius Caesar ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Britannia
ⓘ
Chester ⓘ Deva Victrix ⓘ |
| hasEpitheton |
Valeria
ⓘ
Deva Victrix ⓘ
surface form:
Victrix
|
| hasMotto | Valeria Victrix ⓘ |
| hasPart |
auxiliary troops
ⓘ
legionaries ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roman numeral XX ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering works
ⓘ
long service in Britain ⓘ participation in major British campaigns ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Mons Graupius
ⓘ
Boudican revolt ⓘ Claudius' invasion of Britain ⓘ Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ campaigns of Agricola in Britain ⓘ construction of Hadrian's Wall ⓘ construction of the Antonine Wall ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| roleInBritain |
fort construction
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ road building ⓘ urban construction ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Roman Britain
ⓘ
Wales region ⓘ |
| symbolUsed |
boar
ⓘ
capricorn ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | heavy infantry ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Legion