Legio XVIII
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Legio XVIII was a Roman legion of the late Republic and early Empire, best known for its destruction alongside two other legions in the disastrous Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Battle of the Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| destroyedTogetherWith |
Legio XIX
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Legio XVII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbanded | 9 AD ⓘ |
| fate | destroyed in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
1st century AD
ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOfOperations | Germania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| latinName | Legio duodevicesima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legionNumber | 18 ⓘ |
| locatedInEvent | Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neverReconstituted | true ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of the Teutoburg Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | annihilation with its eagle standards lost ⓘ |
| opponent |
Cherusci
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germanic tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | Arminius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman army ⓘ |
| symbolicConsequence | legion number never used again by Rome ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| usesRomanNumerals | XVIII ⓘ |
| yearDestroyed | 9 AD ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.