Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix
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Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix was a Roman imperial legion founded by Emperor Trajan that became a key military force on the empire’s northwestern frontier, particularly in the lower Rhine region.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Emperor Trajan
NERFINISHED
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Nerva–Antonine dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Dacians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germanic tribes along the Rhine ⓘ Parthian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Notitia Dignitatum
NERFINISHED
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Roman military inscriptions ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 4th century CE (approximate) ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Emperor Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Castra Vetera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonia Ulpia Traiana NERFINISHED ⓘ Vetera II (near modern Xanten, Germany) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmblem |
Capricorn (attributed)
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Neptune (attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpitheton |
Ulpia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 30 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
auxiliary troops
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legionaries ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Colonia Ulpia Traiana (near modern Xanten) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important component of the Roman Rhine army ⓘ |
| inception | c. 105 CE ⓘ |
| location | near modern Xanten, North Rhine–Westphalia, Germany ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Imperial Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Ulpia Victrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Traianus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | construction projects in Lower Germania ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Marcomannic Wars
NERFINISHED
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Parthian campaigns of Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ Trajan’s Dacian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ civil wars of the 2nd and 3rd centuries CE ⓘ suppression of the Bar Kokhba revolt (possibly via detachments) ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman forces on the Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Germania Inferior
NERFINISHED
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Lower Germania NERFINISHED ⓘ lower Rhine frontier ⓘ |
| supported |
Emperor Gallienus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emperor Septimius Severus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd century CE
ⓘ
3rd century CE ⓘ 4th century CE ⓘ |
| usedFor |
construction of military infrastructure
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frontier defense ⓘ offensive campaigns ⓘ road and fort building ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Germania Inferior