Legio IV Macedonica
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Legio IV Macedonica was a Roman legion originally raised by Julius Caesar that served prominently in the late Republic and early Empire, particularly in the Balkans and eastern provinces.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
ⓘ
military unit of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Roman provinces ⓘ |
| allegiance | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Roman army ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| formationPeriod | late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| foughtAgainst | Pompey the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtAt | Battle of Actium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtInRegion |
Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hispania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonRole |
frontier defense
ⓘ
provincial security ⓘ |
| laterAllegiance | Imperial Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legionNumber | IV ⓘ |
| loyaltyShiftedTo | Octavian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheaterOfOperations |
Danube frontier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Caesar’s Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Final War of the Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | field army operations ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman polytheism ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction |
construction and engineering tasks
ⓘ
occupation duties ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Julius Caesar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Octavian Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ early Julio-Claudian emperors ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Populares ⓘ |
| size | approximately 4800–6000 legionaries ⓘ |
| stationedAt |
Argentorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Germania Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ Macedonia NERFINISHED ⓘ Moesia NERFINISHED ⓘ Singidunum NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfProminence |
1st century AD
ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Roman campaigns in the East
ⓘ
Roman conquest of the Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | legionary heavy infantry ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
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