Legio VII Gemina
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Legio VII Gemina was a Roman legion founded in the late 1st century AD that became permanently stationed in what is now León, Spain, playing a key role in the military control and Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legio VII Gemina canonical | 2 |
| Legio VII Gemina (León) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2243953 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Legio VII Gemina Context triple: [León, originalName, Legio VII Gemina]
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A.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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Legio XX Valeria Victrix
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.
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C.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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D.
cohors II Raetorum
Cohors II Raetorum was an auxiliary infantry unit of the Roman army recruited from the Raetian region, known for garrisoning frontier forts such as the Saalburg on the empire’s Germanic border.
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cohors I Tungrorum
Cohors I Tungrorum was an auxiliary infantry cohort of the Roman army, originally raised from the Tungri tribe in what is now Belgium, that served on the northern frontier of Roman Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Legio VII Gemina Target entity description: Legio VII Gemina was a Roman legion founded in the late 1st century AD that became permanently stationed in what is now León, Spain, playing a key role in the military control and Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.
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A.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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B.
Legio XX Valeria Victrix
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.
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C.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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D.
cohors II Raetorum
Cohors II Raetorum was an auxiliary infantry unit of the Roman army recruited from the Raetian region, known for garrisoning frontier forts such as the Saalburg on the empire’s Germanic border.
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E.
cohors I Tungrorum
Cohors I Tungrorum was an auxiliary infantry cohort of the Roman army, originally raised from the Tungri tribe in what is now Belgium, that served on the northern frontier of Roman Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman legion ⓘ |
| activeUntilCentury | 4th century AD ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Roman army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Roman army
|
| associatedWith |
Roman road network in northwestern Hispania
ⓘ
Romanization of northwestern Hispania ⓘ |
| built | military camp at León ⓘ |
| category | Roman legions stationed in Hispania ⓘ |
| commandStructure | legatus legionis ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedBeforeCentury | 5th century AD ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
archaeological remains at León
ⓘ
epigraphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| formedAfterYear | 68 ⓘ |
| formedBeforeYear | 80 ⓘ |
| formedInCentury | 1st century AD ⓘ |
| garrison | Legio (León) ⓘ |
| garrisonPresentDayLocation |
León
ⓘ
surface form:
León, Spain
|
| garrisonRegion |
Roman Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania Tarraconensis
northwestern Hispania ⓘ |
| hasCognomen | Gemina ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Legio VII Gemina self-link ⓘ |
| hasOrdinalNumber | VII ⓘ |
| influencedDevelopmentOf |
León
ⓘ
surface form:
city of León
|
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Vespasian
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Vespasian
|
| mergedFrom | Legio VII Galbiana ⓘ |
| mergedWith | detachments of other legions ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | legionary infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gemina ("twin") designation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-term permanent stationing in León
ⓘ
role in securing northwestern Iberian mining districts ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman forces in Hispania Tarraconensis ⓘ |
| primaryTheaterOfOperations | Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| raisedBy |
Galba
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Galba
|
| recruitedFrom |
Hispania (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hispania
other western provinces of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| role |
frontier defense
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ provincial garrison ⓘ support of Romanization in Hispania ⓘ |
| standardSymbol |
bull
ⓘ
lion ⓘ |
| stationedForCenturies |
León
ⓘ
surface form:
León, Spain
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| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | heavy infantry ⓘ |
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Subject: Legio VII Gemina Description of subject: Legio VII Gemina was a Roman legion founded in the late 1st century AD that became permanently stationed in what is now León, Spain, playing a key role in the military control and Romanization of the Iberian Peninsula.
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