Legio V Alaudae
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Legio V Alaudae was a Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns across the Roman Empire until its destruction during the Batavian revolt in the late 1st century CE.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Roman legion ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Julius Caesar
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Octavian NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Fifth Larks Legion
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ⓘ
Legio V Alauda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| destroyedInRegion | Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedNear | Xanten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInCentury | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| emblem | elephant ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed during Batavian revolt ⓘ |
| garrison |
Gallia Lugdunensis
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Gallia Narbonensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ Xanten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedCitizenshipBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loyaltyShiftedTo | Octavian after Actium ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Gallic word for lark ⓘ |
| nickname | Alaudae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameMeaning | Larks ⓘ |
| notableFor | first Roman legion recruited largely from non-citizen Gauls ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Batavian revolt
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Battle of Actium NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Munda NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Pharsalus NERFINISHED ⓘ Caesar’s Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ Cantabrian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Final War of the Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Germanic campaigns of Drusus ⓘ Germanic campaigns of Tiberius NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman conquest of northwestern Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ suppression of revolts in Gaul ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedForConflict | Gallic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedInYear | 52 BC ⓘ |
| recruitmentOrigin |
Cisalpine Gaul
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Transalpine Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | approximately 4800 legionaries ⓘ |
| standard | elephant ⓘ |
| stationedOn | Rhine frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1st century AD
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1st century BC ⓘ |
| type | legionary infantry ⓘ |
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