What was the location of the 6th Ferrata legion when Caesar was fighting in Gaul?

Answer 1

The VI Ferrata was levied by Julius Caesar in Cisalpine Gaul (northern Italy) in 52 BC. It fought against the Gallic leader Vercingetorix and was at the siege of Alesia. It then wintered at Châlons-sur-Saône or Mâcon. In 51, it fought against the Carnutes of the lower Loire, and were sent to Orléans. In 49 BC it was transferred to Spain, where it fought in the Balte of Ilerda and received the cognomen of Hispaniensis. In 48 BC It was at the Battle of Dyrrhachium and the Battle of Pharsalus (where Caesar defeated Pompey). It went to Egypt with Caesar and lost two third of its men at the siege of Alexandria (47 BC). It was relied by reinforcements brought by Mithridates I of the Bosporus. And was at the Battle of the Nile, where the forces of Ptolemy XIII of Egypt were defeated. Subsequently two cohorts of the VI and the entire XII undertook Caesar's forced march to Pontus where he defeated Pharnaces II of Pontus in an astonishing five-day campaign. The VI played a crucial role in the final victory at the Battle of Zela (74 BC). It was discharged and its veterans were settled at Paterna Arelatensium Sextanorum, (the ancestral Julian colony of Arles), modern Arles in south-eastern France. It was present at the Battle of Munda in southern Spain (45 BC). After Caesar's death it was reconstituted by Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, who handed it over to Mark Antony.

Answer 2

The 6th Ferrata legion was under the control of Pompey the Great in Spain. At the time, Caesar was busy conquering Gaul. This was one of six legions stationed in Spain at the time.