Legio XV Primigenia

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Legio XV Primigenia was a Roman legion established by Emperor Caligula that became notable for its role in the Germanic frontier campaigns and its destruction during the Batavian revolt in the late 1st century CE.

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Legio XV Primigenia canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legion ⓘ
military unit of ancient Rome ⓘ
allegiance Roman Empire ⓘ
commandStructure Roman imperial army ⓘ
conflict Batavian revolt ⓘ
Roman–Germanic wars ⓘ
campaigns in Germania ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
destroyedAt Castra Vetera ⓘ
destroyedDuring siege of Castra Vetera ⓘ
dissolved 69 CE ⓘ
70 CE ⓘ
emblem Capricorn ⓘ
linked to: Capricornus

eagle ⓘ
era Julio-Claudian dynasty ⓘ
Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ
fate destroyed ⓘ
foundedBy Caligula ⓘ
garrison Castra Vetera ⓘ
Mogontiacum ⓘ
Xanten ⓘ
inception 39 CE ⓘ
40 CE ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
legionNumber XV ⓘ
location Germania Inferior ⓘ
Germania Superior ⓘ
namedAfter goddess Fortuna Primigenia ⓘ
linked to: Fortuna Primigenia
notableEvent destruction during the Batavian revolt ⓘ
opponent Batavians ⓘ
linked to: Batavi tribe

Germans ⓘ
participatedIn Caligula’s German campaigns ⓘ
Nero’s campaigns in Germania ⓘ
partOf Roman army on the Rhine frontier ⓘ
raisedBy Caligula ⓘ
raisedUnderEmperor Caligula ⓘ
region Lower Rhine ⓘ
religiousPatron Fortuna Primigenia ⓘ
role frontier defense ⓘ
offensive operations in Germania ⓘ
servedUnderEmperor Caligula ⓘ
Claudius ⓘ
Galba ⓘ
Nero ⓘ
Vitellius ⓘ
stationedOn Rhine frontier ⓘ
timePeriod 1st century CE ⓘ
type legio ⓘ

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Batavian revolt → hasParticipant → Legio XV Primigenia ⓘ
siege of Castra Vetera → combatant → Legio XV Primigenia ⓘ
siege of Castra Vetera → garrison → Legio XV Primigenia ⓘ