Legio I Minervia
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Legio I Minervia was a Roman Imperial legion, founded by Emperor Domitian and named after the goddess Minerva, that was primarily stationed along the Rhine frontier and played a key role in the defense of the northern provinces.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman legion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedOrDestroyed | early 5th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Domitian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Domitian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Bonn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonna NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| inception |
AD 82
ⓘ
early reign of Domitian ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| location | Bonn, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainRole |
defense of the northern provinces
ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Minerva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of the Rhine limes
ⓘ
long-term garrison at Bonn ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
1st century AD
ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ 4th century AD ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Domitian’s Chattan War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcomannic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Trajan’s Dacian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Trajan’s Parthian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Year of the Five Emperors NERFINISHED ⓘ campaigns against the Chatti ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman army on the Rhine ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Minerva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receivedTitle |
Pia Fidelis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pia Fidelis Domitiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Bonn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonna NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
Emperor Domitian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol |
Minerva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eagle ⓘ helmeted head of Minerva ⓘ owl ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | heavy infantry ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Germania Inferior