Roman legion

E5868

ancient Roman military formation military unit

A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Roman legions	47
Roman legion canonical	3
Roman army	2
Caesar's legions	1
Legio II Augusta	1
Republican Roman legions	1
Roman legions under Titus	1
Roman manipular legion	1
Syrian legions	1
early Imperial Roman legions	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman military formation ⓘ military unit ⓘ
commandedBy	legatus ⓘ
hasCampType	castra ⓘ
hasCoreSubunit	cohort ⓘ
hasEarlyRecruitmentBase	property-owning citizens ⓘ
hasEngineeringCapability	fortification construction ⓘ road building ⓘ siege works construction ⓘ
hasLaterRecruitmentBase	all male Roman citizens ⓘ
hasOfficer	centurion ⓘ tribunus militum ⓘ
hasPostMarianStructure	10 cohorts per legion ⓘ
hasPrimaryType	heavy infantry ⓘ
hasRecruitmentBase	Roman citizens ⓘ
hasSeniorNCO	primus pilus ⓘ
hasServiceTerm	typically 20 to 25 years ⓘ
hasStandard	aquila ⓘ
hasStandardBearer	aquilifer ⓘ signifer ⓘ
hasSubunit	century ⓘ contubernium ⓘ maniple ⓘ
hasSymbolicRole	embodiment of Roman military power ⓘ
hasTacticalDoctrine	disciplined close-order combat ⓘ
hasTacticalFeature	flexible formations ⓘ use of reserves ⓘ
hasTrainingFeature	intensive drill ⓘ strict discipline ⓘ
hasTypicalArmor	lorica hamata ⓘ lorica segmentata ⓘ
hasTypicalDefense	scutum ⓘ
hasTypicalFirstCohortSize	larger than other cohorts ⓘ
hasTypicalHelmet	galea ⓘ
hasTypicalSize	around 4,000 to 6,000 soldiers ⓘ
hasTypicalWeapon	gladius ⓘ pilum ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Kingdom ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
historicalRole	defense of Roman frontiers ⓘ enforcement of imperial authority ⓘ expansion of Roman territory ⓘ
influenced	later European military organization ⓘ
partOf	Roman legion self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman army
reformDate	late 2nd century BCE ⓘ
reorganizedBy	Gaius Marius ⓘ
usedBy	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roman Empire → militaryUnit → Roman legion ⓘ

Roman Republic → militaryBranch → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Hadrian's Wall → constructedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman army

Roman roads → builtBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Roman legion → partOf → Roman legion self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman army

Second Temple in Jerusalem → destroyedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions under Titus

Illyricum → militaryUnit → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Britannia (Roman province) → legionStationed → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Legio II Augusta

Naissus, in the Roman province of Moesia (modern Niš, Serbia) → controlledBy → Roman legion ⓘ

subject surface form: Naissus

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Via Egnatia → usedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Roman civil wars → hasParticipant → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Roman emperors → hasAuthorityOver → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Moesia → garrisonedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Gallic Empire → usedMilitaryStructure → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Roman army → hasComponent → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Pannonia → militaryPresence → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Germania → opposedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum → garrisonedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Argentoratum → garrisonedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Roman eagle → usedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

Roman god Mars → associatedWith → Roman legion ⓘ

subject surface form: Mars

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Battle of Trebia → hasParticipant → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Battle of the Metaurus → involvedForce → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Great Illyrian Revolt → opponent → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Batavian cohorts → distinctFrom → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Batavian revolt → involved → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Via Nomentana → usedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Helvetii → defeatedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Centurion (Roman officer) → servedIn → Roman legion ⓘ

subject surface form: Centurion

Third Servile War → hasParticipant → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Probus → associatedWith → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Eastern Roman provinces → defendedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Battle of Alesia → hasParticipant → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Battle of the Great Plains → involved → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Camulodunum → usedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Roman state → hasInstitution → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Battle of Corfinium → involved → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caesar's legions

Siege of Bethar → combatant → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Siege of Masada → attackers → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Battle of Munda → hasParticipant → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Moesia Inferior → garrisonedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Siege of Palmyra (272) → involves → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

lorica segmentata → associatedWith → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: early Imperial Roman legions

Roman state treasury → financed → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Mauretania Tingitana → militaryPresence → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) → militaryBranchInvolved → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Via Aemilia Scauri → usedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Elagabalus → supportBase → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Syrian legions

Emona → usedBy → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions

Battle of Asculum → opponent → Roman legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman legions