Legio XII Fulminata

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Legio XII Fulminata was a Roman legion, famed for its long service on the eastern frontiers of the empire and its role in various campaigns from the late Republic through the early Imperial period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legion
activePeriod 1st century AD
1st century BC
2nd century AD
3rd century AD
allegiance Rome NERFINISHED
alternativeName Legio Fulminata NERFINISHED
Legio XII Fulminatrix NERFINISHED
Twelfth Thunderbolt Legion NERFINISHED
country Roman Empire
Roman Republic
dateOfFormation 58 BC
famedFor long service on the eastern frontiers
participation in major Roman campaigns from late Republic to early Empire
formedDuringConflict Gallic Wars NERFINISHED
garrison Melitene NERFINISHED
legionNumber XII
namedAfter Jupiter NERFINISHED
notableEvent defeat at Beth Horon during the First Jewish–Roman War
reorganization and continued service after defeat in Judaea
participatedIn Battle of Beth Horon (66 AD) NERFINISHED
Battle of Bibracte NERFINISHED
Battle of Dyrrhachium NERFINISHED
Battle of Gergovia NERFINISHED
Battle of Pharsalus NERFINISHED
Battle of Zela NERFINISHED
Caesar’s Civil War NERFINISHED
First Jewish–Roman War NERFINISHED
Gallic Wars NERFINISHED
Jewish–Roman War NERFINISHED
Roman–Armenian campaigns NERFINISHED
Roman–Parthian Wars NERFINISHED
primaryTheaterOfOperations Eastern frontier of the Roman Empire
province Cappadocia NERFINISHED
raisedBy Gaius Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
role field army
frontier defense
servedUnder Augustus NERFINISHED
Domitian NERFINISHED
Hadrian NERFINISHED
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED
Tiberius NERFINISHED
Trajan NERFINISHED
Vespasian NERFINISHED
stationedIn Armenia Minor NERFINISHED
Cappadocia NERFINISHED
Melitene NERFINISHED
Rhenish frontier NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
symbol thunderbolt
typeOfUnit heavy infantry

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Battle of the Sabis RomanLegionsPresent Legio XII Fulminata
this entity surface form: Legio XII
Miracle of the Rain associatedWith Legio XII Fulminata
Roman province of Cappadocia stationedLegions Legio XII Fulminata
Melitene wasHeadquartersOf Legio XII Fulminata