Legio X Fretensis
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Legio X Fretensis was a renowned Roman legion that played a key role in the Jewish–Roman wars, particularly in the suppression of the First Jewish Revolt and the siege of Jerusalem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legio X Fretensis canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Roman army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Roman army
|
| associatedDeity | Neptune ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Titus
ⓘ
Trajan ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ |
| conflict |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Bar Kokhba revolt
Caesar’s civil war ⓘ
surface form:
Caesar’s Civil War
Final War of the Roman Republic ⓘ Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ
surface form:
First Jewish–Roman War
Kitos War ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)
Siege of Masada ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| formedUnder | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| garrisonAfter70CE | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasEmblem |
Neptune
ⓘ
boar ⓘ dolphin ⓘ ship ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Legio X Fretensis self-link ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrEpithet | Fretensis (of the straits) ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Fretensis ⓘ |
| hasOrdinalNumber | 10 ⓘ |
| languageOfInsignia | Latin ⓘ |
| legacy | central to Roman suppression of Jewish revolts in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Strait of Messina ⓘ |
| notableFor |
operations in the eastern provinces
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Judean campaign of Vespasian
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman conquest and pacification of Judea
|
| partOf | Roman provincial forces in Judea ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
key role in suppression of the First Jewish Revolt
ⓘ
participated in siege and capture of Masada ⓘ participated in siege operations against Jerusalem in 70 CE ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Caesarea Maritima
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Judea ⓘ Syria Palaestina ⓘ |
| timeInService |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | legionary heavy infantry ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.