Legio I Italica
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Legio I Italica was a Roman Imperial legion, raised by Emperor Nero in the 1st century AD, that served primarily along the Danube frontier.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Imperial Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProvince |
Moesia Inferior
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thracia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| disbandedInCentury | 4th century AD ⓘ |
| era |
1st century AD
ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| etymology | named for Italy ⓘ |
| garrison |
Novae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Novae in Moesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonProvince |
Moesia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moesia Inferior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | First Italian Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Legio I Italica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception |
1st century AD
ⓘ
66 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering expertise
ⓘ
service on the Danube limes ⓘ |
| originalRecruitmentRegion | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dacian Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gothic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish–Roman War NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcomannic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman legions ⓘ |
| primaryTheaterOfOperations |
Danube frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Danube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy |
Emperor Nero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
construction duties
ⓘ
engineering tasks ⓘ frontier defense ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Domitian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius NERFINISHED ⓘ Nero NERFINISHED ⓘ Severan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Trajan NERFINISHED ⓘ Vespasian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | approximately 5000–6000 soldiers ⓘ |
| stationedAlong | Danube River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| symbol |
boar
ⓘ
capricorn ⓘ |
| type | legion ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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