Legio XIV Gemina

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Legio XIV Gemina was a distinguished Roman legion, renowned for its key role in the conquest and defense of the Roman Empire’s northern frontiers, particularly in the Danube region.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Legio XIV Gemina canonical 10
Legio XIV 2
Legio XIV Gemina Martia Victrix 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legion ⓘ
military unit of ancient Rome ⓘ
allegiance Imperial Roman army ⓘ
linked to: Roman army
baseAfter1stCentury Carnuntum in Pannonia ⓘ
linked to: Carnuntum
cognomen Gemina ⓘ
Martia Victrix ⓘ
conflict Batavian revolt ⓘ
Caesar’s Civil War ⓘ
Dacian Wars ⓘ
Gallic Wars ⓘ
Marcomannic Wars ⓘ
Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
culture Roman military culture ⓘ
etymologyOfCognomen Gemina indicates a legion formed by amalgamation ⓘ
formationDate 58 BC ⓘ
garrison Britannia ⓘ
Carnuntum ⓘ
Mogontiacum ⓘ
Pannonia ⓘ
Upper Germany ⓘ
Vindobona ⓘ
linked to: Vienna
honoraryTitle Martia Victrix ⓘ
honoraryTitleMeaning warlike and victorious ⓘ
languageOfCommand Latin ⓘ
loyaltyReputation considered one of the most reliable legions of the Empire ⓘ
mergedFrom two earlier legions ⓘ
notableAction decisive role in crushing the Boudican revolt in Britain ⓘ
key role in defending the Danube limes ⓘ
notableCommander Domitian ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Trajan ⓘ
Vespasian ⓘ
originalName Legio XIV ⓘ
linked to: Legio XIV Gemina
participatedIn Roman conquest of Gaul ⓘ
Roman invasion of Britain ⓘ
suppression of the Boudican revolt ⓘ
primaryTheater Danube frontier ⓘ
linked to: Danubian frontier

northern frontiers of the Roman Empire ⓘ
provinceStationedLongTerm Pannonia Superior ⓘ
raisedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
role conquest of northern provinces ⓘ
defense of the Danube frontier ⓘ
roleInCivilWar helped Vespasian gain the imperial throne ⓘ
standardSymbol Capricorn ⓘ
bull ⓘ
statusInLateEmpire still attested in the 4th century ⓘ
supportedClaimant Vespasian ⓘ
typeOfUnit heavy infantry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

Pannonia → legionStationed → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Batavian revolt → hasParticipant → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Conquest of Britain → hasParticipant → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Battle of the Sabis → RomanLegionsPresent → Legio XIV ⓘ
linked to: Legio XIV Gemina
Carnuntum → garrisonedUnit → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Pannonia Superior → militaryUnitStationed → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Legio XIV Gemina → originalName → Legio XIV ⓘ
linked to: Legio XIV Gemina
Quintus Petillius Cerialis → commanded → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Mogontiacum → garrisonedBy → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Mogontiacum → garrisonedBy → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
subject linked to: Roman settlement Mogontiacum
Germania Superior → stationedLegion → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Martia Victrix → appliedTo → Legio XIV Gemina ⓘ
Martia Victrix → honorificOf → Legio XIV Gemina Martia Victrix ⓘ
linked to: Legio XIV Gemina