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.

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Label Occurrences
Legio X Fretensis canonical 4

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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

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Siege of Masada RomanLegionInvolved Legio X Fretensis
Lucius Flavius Silva commanded Legio X Fretensis
Legio X Fretensis hasLatinName Legio X Fretensis self-link