Legio X Gemina

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Legio X Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, originally formed by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous key military campaigns across the Roman Empire.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Legio X Gemina canonical 4
Legio X 1
Legio X Equestris 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legion
military unit
allegiance Roman Empire
Roman Republic
country Roman Empire
disbanded late 4th century AD (approximate)
formationDate 58 BC
formedBy Julius Caesar
foughtFor Marcus Aurelius
surface form: Emperor Marcus Aurelius

Trajan
surface form: Emperor Trajan

Vespasian
surface form: Emperor Vespasian

Julius Caesar
Augustus
surface form: Octavian
garrison Aquincum
Carnuntum
Nijmegen
Petavonium
Vetera
Vienna (state)
surface form: Vienna region

Vienna
surface form: Vindobona
hasCognomen Gemina
hasNumber X
languageOfCommand Latin
mergedFrom two earlier legions
namedBy Julius Caesar
notableCommander Julius Caesar
Mark Antony
Augustus
surface form: Octavian
originalName Legio X Gemina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Legio X Equestris
participatedIn Batavian revolt
Battle of Alesia
Battle of Dyrrhachium
Battle of Gergovia
Battle of Munda
Pharsalus
surface form: Battle of Pharsalus

Battle of the Sabis
Caesar’s civil war
surface form: Caesar’s Civil War

Dacian Wars
Gallic Wars
Marcomannic Wars
Year of the Four Emperors
partOf Roman army
stationedIn Danubian frontier
surface form: Danube frontier

Germania Inferior
Hispania Citerior
surface form: Hispania Tarraconensis

Pannonia
Pannonia Superior
type heavy infantry

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pannonia legionStationed Legio X Gemina
Batavian revolt hasParticipant Legio X Gemina
Battle of the Sabis RomanLegionsPresent Legio X Gemina
this entity surface form: Legio X
Carnuntum garrisonedUnit Legio X Gemina
Legio X Gemina originalName Legio X Gemina self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Legio X Equestris