legion XIII Gemina

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Legion XIII Gemina was a Roman imperial legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that served in numerous campaigns and later garrisoned frontier provinces such as Dacia Ripensis.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Caesar’s 13th Legion Gemina 1
legion XIII Gemina canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legion ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
activeDuring 1st century AD ⓘ
1st century BC ⓘ
2nd century AD ⓘ
3rd century AD ⓘ
4th century AD ⓘ
allegiance Julius Caesar ⓘ
Octavian ⓘ
linked to: Augustus

Roman emperors ⓘ
country Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
disbandedInCentury 5th century AD ⓘ
engagedIn Romanization of Dacia ⓘ
frontier defense ⓘ
ethnicComposition Roman citizens ⓘ
garrisonedIn Apulum ⓘ
Dacia ⓘ
Dacia Ripensis ⓘ
Italia ⓘ
linked to: Italy

Pannonia ⓘ
Vindobona ⓘ
linked to: Vienna
hasEnglishName Legion XIII Gemina ⓘ
linked to: Legio XIII Gemina
hasLatinName Legio XIII Gemina ⓘ
laterRecruitedFrom provincials ⓘ
namedAfter number 13 ⓘ
notableCommander Augustus ⓘ
Julius Caesar ⓘ
Marcus Aurelius ⓘ
Trajan ⓘ
notableFor crossing of the Rubicon with Julius Caesar ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Dyrrhachium ⓘ
Battle of Munda ⓘ
Battle of Pharsalus ⓘ
linked to: Pharsalus

Caesar's Civil War ⓘ
Dacian Wars ⓘ
Gallic Wars ⓘ
Marcomannic Wars ⓘ
Year of the Four Emperors ⓘ
partOf Roman army ⓘ
raisedBy Julius Caesar ⓘ
recruitedFrom Italy ⓘ
role heavy infantry ⓘ
stationedOn Danube frontier ⓘ
linked to: Danubian frontier
status defunct ⓘ
symbol Capricorn ⓘ
linked to: Capricornus

lion ⓘ
type legio ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Dacia Ripensis → hadGarrison → legion XIII Gemina ⓘ
Battle of the Rubicon → hasMainParticipant → Caesar’s 13th Legion Gemina ⓘ
linked to: legion XIII Gemina