Roman legion

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A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.

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Generate an image of a roman legion (A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Roman military formation ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
commandedBy legatus ⓘ
hasCampType castra ⓘ
hasCoreSubunit cohort ⓘ
hasEarlyRecruitmentBase property-owning citizens ⓘ
hasEngineeringCapability fortification construction ⓘ
road building ⓘ
siege works construction ⓘ
hasLaterRecruitmentBase all male Roman citizens ⓘ
hasOfficer centurion ⓘ
tribunus militum ⓘ
hasPostMarianStructure 10 cohorts per legion ⓘ
hasPrimaryType heavy infantry ⓘ
hasRecruitmentBase Roman citizens ⓘ
hasSeniorNCO primus pilus ⓘ
hasServiceTerm typically 20 to 25 years ⓘ
hasStandard aquila ⓘ
hasStandardBearer aquilifer ⓘ
signifer ⓘ
hasSubunit century ⓘ
contubernium ⓘ
maniple ⓘ
hasSymbolicRole embodiment of Roman military power ⓘ
hasTacticalDoctrine disciplined close-order combat ⓘ
hasTacticalFeature flexible formations ⓘ
use of reserves ⓘ
hasTrainingFeature intensive drill ⓘ
strict discipline ⓘ
hasTypicalArmor lorica hamata ⓘ
lorica segmentata ⓘ
hasTypicalDefense scutum ⓘ
hasTypicalFirstCohortSize larger than other cohorts ⓘ
hasTypicalHelmet galea ⓘ
hasTypicalSize around 4,000 to 6,000 soldiers ⓘ
hasTypicalWeapon gladius ⓘ
pilum ⓘ
historicalPeriod Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Kingdom ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
historicalRole defense of Roman frontiers ⓘ
enforcement of imperial authority ⓘ
expansion of Roman territory ⓘ
influenced later European military organization ⓘ
partOf Roman army ⓘ
linked to: Roman legion
reformDate late 2nd century BCE ⓘ
reorganizedBy Gaius Marius ⓘ
usedBy Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ

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Referenced by (111)

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

Roman Empire → militaryUnit → Roman legion ⓘ
Roman Republic → militaryBranch → Roman legions ⓘ
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Hadrian's Wall → constructedBy → Roman army ⓘ
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Roman roads → builtBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Roman legion → partOf → Roman army ⓘ
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Second Temple in Jerusalem → destroyedBy → Roman legions under Titus ⓘ
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Illyricum → militaryUnit → Roman legions ⓘ
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Britannia (Roman province) → legionStationed → Legio II Augusta ⓘ
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Naissus → controlledBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Via Egnatia → usedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Roman civil wars → hasParticipant → Roman legions ⓘ
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Roman emperors → hasAuthorityOver → Roman legions ⓘ
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Moesia → garrisonedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Gallic Empire → usedMilitaryStructure → Roman legions ⓘ
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Roman army → hasComponent → Roman legions ⓘ
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Pannonia → militaryPresence → Roman legions ⓘ
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Germania → opposedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum → garrisonedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Argentoratum → garrisonedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Roman eagle → usedBy → Roman legion ⓘ
Mars → associatedWith → Roman legions ⓘ
subject linked to: Roman god Mars
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Battle of Trebia → hasParticipant → Roman legions ⓘ
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Battle of the Metaurus → involvedForce → Roman legions ⓘ
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Great Illyrian Revolt → opponent → Roman legions ⓘ
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Batavian cohorts → distinctFrom → Roman legions ⓘ
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Batavian revolt → involved → Roman legions ⓘ
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Via Nomentana → usedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Helvetii → defeatedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Centurion → servedIn → Roman legion ⓘ
subject linked to: Centurion (Roman officer)
Third Servile War → hasParticipant → Roman legions ⓘ
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Probus → associatedWith → Roman legions ⓘ
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Eastern Roman provinces → defendedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Battle of Alesia → hasParticipant → Roman legions ⓘ
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Battle of the Great Plains → involved → Roman legions ⓘ
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Camulodunum → usedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Roman state → hasInstitution → Roman legions ⓘ
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Battle of Corfinium → involved → Caesar's legions ⓘ
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Siege of Bethar → combatant → Roman legions ⓘ
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Siege of Masada → attackers → Roman legions ⓘ
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Battle of Munda → hasParticipant → Roman legions ⓘ
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Moesia Inferior → garrisonedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Siege of Palmyra (272) → involves → Roman legions ⓘ
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lorica segmentata → associatedWith → early Imperial Roman legions ⓘ
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Roman state treasury → financed → Roman legions ⓘ
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Mauretania Tingitana → militaryPresence → Roman legions ⓘ
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Battle of Chaeronea (First Mithridatic War) → militaryBranchInvolved → Roman legions ⓘ
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Via Aemilia Scauri → usedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Elagabalus → supportBase → Syrian legions ⓘ
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Emona → usedBy → Roman legions ⓘ
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Battle of Asculum → opponent → Roman legions ⓘ
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