Legio I Adiutrix

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Legio I Adiutrix was a Roman Imperial legion, originally formed from marines of the fleet, that served in several key campaigns across the empire from the 1st century AD onward.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legion
military unit
activePeriod 1st century AD
2nd century AD
3rd century AD
4th century AD
allegiance Imperial Roman army
linked to: Roman army
branch Roman army
country Roman Empire
engagedAgainst Dacians
linked to: Dacian tribes

Marcomanni
Quadi
equipment standard heavy infantry equipment of Roman legions
ethnicComposition initially largely Italian marines
formationDate AD 68
formedFrom Classis Misenensis
Roman navy marines
formedUnderEmperor Galba
garrisonRegion Pannonia Inferior
language Latin
laterSupportedEmperor Vespasian
meaningOfName the Helper
motto Adiutrix
notableCommander Gnaeus Julius Agricola
notableTheater Dacia
Germania Superior
Pannonia Inferior
originalRole marine legion
participatedIn Batavian revolt
Dacian Wars
Jewish–Roman conflicts
linked to: Jewish–Roman wars

Marcomannic Wars
Year of the Four Emperors
civil war of 69 AD
receivedHonoraryTitleFrom Domitian
receivedTitle Pia Fidelis
Pia Fidelis Bis
linked to: Pia Fidelis
role frontier defense
participation in imperial campaigns
size approximately 5000–6000 soldiers
stationedAt Brigetio
Lower Pannonia
linked to: Pannonia Inferior

Mogontiacum
Pannonia
stationedOn Danube frontier
linked to: Danubian frontier
supportedEmperor Galba
Otho
symbol Capricorn
linked to: Capricornus

Pegasus
type legio

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Pannonia legionStationed Legio I Adiutrix