Legio XV Apollinaris
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Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legio XV Apollinaris canonical | 4 |
| Legio XV | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3720492 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legio XV Apollinaris Context triple: [Galilean campaign of Vespasian, militaryForceUsed, Legio XV Apollinaris]
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A.
Legio IV Flavia Felix
Legio IV Flavia Felix was a Roman Imperial legion, created by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served prominently along the empire’s Danubian frontier.
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B.
Legio X Gemina
Legio X Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, originally formed by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous key military campaigns across the Roman Empire.
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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.
Legio XIV Gemina
Legio XIV Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, renowned for its key role in the conquest and defense of the Roman Empire’s northern frontiers, particularly in the Danube region.
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E.
Legio II Adiutrix
Legio II Adiutrix was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served in various campaigns across the empire and became closely associated with the Danubian frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legio XV Apollinaris Target entity description: Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
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A.
Legio IV Flavia Felix
Legio IV Flavia Felix was a Roman Imperial legion, created by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served prominently along the empire’s Danubian frontier.
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B.
Legio X Gemina
Legio X Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, originally formed by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous key military campaigns across the Roman Empire.
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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.
Legio XIV Gemina
Legio XIV Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, renowned for its key role in the conquest and defense of the Roman Empire’s northern frontiers, particularly in the Danube region.
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E.
Legio II Adiutrix
Legio II Adiutrix was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised by Emperor Vespasian in the 1st century AD, that served in various campaigns across the empire and became closely associated with the Danubian frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeCentury |
1st century BCE
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1st century CE ⓘ 2nd century CE ⓘ 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Roman army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Roman army
Late Roman Republic ⓘ
surface form:
late Roman Republic
|
| conflictWith |
Jewish rebels in Judaea
ⓘ
Parthian Empire ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedInCentury | 3rd century CE ⓘ |
| garrison |
Cappadocia
ⓘ
Carnuntum ⓘ Satala ⓘ Syria ⓘ |
| hasEpitheton | Apollinaris ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legionNumber | XV ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman legionary infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Apollo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
loyalty to Vespasian in 69 CE
ⓘ
service in eastern provinces ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Jewish–Roman wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Jewish–Roman War
Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish–Roman War
Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ
surface form:
Roman civil war of 69 CE
Roman–Parthian Wars ⓘ Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman provincial garrison system ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Italy
ⓘ
provinces of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Panhellenic cult of Apollo
ⓘ
surface form:
cult of Apollo
|
| role |
border defense
ⓘ
offensive campaigns in the East ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Domitian
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Domitian
Hadrian ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Hadrian
Nero ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Nero
Trajan ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Trajan
Vespasian ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor Vespasian
|
| standardStrength | approximately 5000 legionaries ⓘ |
| stationedOn |
Danubian frontier
ⓘ
surface form:
Danube frontier
Eastern frontier of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| supportedRuler | Vespasian ⓘ |
| symbol | emblems associated with Apollo ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | eastern campaigns of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| typeOfForces | heavy infantry ⓘ |
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Subject: Legio XV Apollinaris Description of subject: Legio XV Apollinaris was a Roman imperial legion, active from the late Republic through the early Empire, noted for its participation in eastern campaigns and service under emperors such as Vespasian.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Legio XV