The Legio XIV Gemina Martia Victrix was one of four legions which invaded of Britain in 43, It took part in the defeat of Boudicca in 61. It took part, together with the XXI Rapax, in the rebellion of Lucius Antonius Saturninus against Domitian, which was suppressed. It was then stationed in Carnuntum, in Noricum, where it remained for three centuries. Some of its units fought in Antoninus Pius' wars against the Mari. The whole legion fought in Lucius Verus' campaign against the Persians and Marcus Aurelius' Marcomannic Wars. Marcus Aurelius placed his headquarters at Carnuntum. Septimius Severus, the commander of this legion, was acclaimed emperor by the legions in Pannonia. The XIV marched on Rome with him.
The names of the Roman legions were honorifics and they received them for some achievement of bravery. The legions also had certain recruitment areas and at times they could be given a name based upon where they were recruited, such as the 2nd Italia. The important thing to remember about the legions is that they all had numbers, and it was by their numbers that they were recognized in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar's famous Tenth Legion did not have a name at all, it was simply "the tenth" or "Caesar's Tenth". At any rate, here are some names of some legions: 14th Gemina Martra Victrex, 2nd Augusta, 5th Alaudae, and the 30th Ulpia. Any legion with the word "gemina" in its name was a new legion that was formed by combining two other legions.
The Legio XIII was not founded by an emperor. It was founded by Julius Caesar. He levied it to march against the Belgae of northern Gaul and It was the legion with which he r crossed the River Rubicund to wage his civil war against the forces of the senate. It was reconstituted by Octavian (the future Augustus to suppress the rebellion of Sextus Pompeius (son of Pompey) in Sicily.It acquired the cognomen Gemina (twin) after being reinforced with veteran legionaries from other legions after the civil war against Mark Antony.
It's certainly understandable when a historian makes an error in their works. Errors are frequently made in writing ancient history. One famous German historian, Professor Theodor Mommsen, however, stands out as his writings on ancient Rome won for him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1902.For most readers, his situation is not that important, but for the drones of historians that make their living teaching ancient history, Professor Mommsen stands out. It turned out that after his death in 1903, new evidence showed that his contention that Caesar's 10th legion became the imperial 10th Gemina legion. Hardly a major factor, except that after Mommsen was discredited, all of his studies came under a microscope. Modern archaeological research is often the root of discovering honest errors.
When Caesar ignored the senate's order to disband his army and crossed the river Rubicon to march on Rome, he had one legion, the Legio XIII Gemina. His soldiers werebattlehardened veterans for his wars inGaul He then gathered more of his veterans. When he went to Hispania to fight the forces of the opposition there with 6 legions, 3,000 cavalry and his personal bodyguard of 900 cavalrymen. He took three legions to fight Pompey inGreece. When he went to fight opposition armies in Tunisia he had 10 legions. At the final battle of this civil war at Munda in Spain he had 8 legions. In each of thebattlesof this war,Caesar'stroops were outnumbered.
Julius Caesar, having just finished conquering Gaul (France) in 55BC, set his sights on Britain. Though he made two attempts to conquer Britain, both of them failed - partly because of the weather, partly because of the Britons.but in AD 43, the best part of a century later, Claudius made a successful invasion of Britain But this was by no means the end. though some chieftains surrendered to the Romans, some fought on, such as Caratacus who continued to resist the Romans till his death, even though he was gradually being pushed further and further West.The Romans finally conquered Britain in AD 43.It took only a few years to establish their rule, even though they were met with fairly continuous resistance by some British chiefs and warriors. these rebellions had little impact on the main part of Romanised Britain
Rhodocybe gemina was created in 1793.
The Beauty of Gemina was created in 2006.
Armillaria gemina was created in 1989.
The ISBN of The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina is 1842550209.
The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina has 208 pages.
The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina was created on 2003-06-19.
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The names of the Roman legions were honorifics and they received them for some achievement of bravery. The legions also had certain recruitment areas and at times they could be given a name based upon where they were recruited, such as the 2nd Italia. The important thing to remember about the legions is that they all had numbers, and it was by their numbers that they were recognized in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar's famous Tenth Legion did not have a name at all, it was simply "the tenth" or "Caesar's Tenth". At any rate, here are some names of some legions: 14th Gemina Martra Victrex, 2nd Augusta, 5th Alaudae, and the 30th Ulpia. Any legion with the word "gemina" in its name was a new legion that was formed by combining two other legions.
Spoiler for anyone who has not read 'The Man From Pomegranate Street': In the final book of the series Flavia Gemina marries Gaius Valerius Flaccus (aka Floppy)
geminus, gemina, geminum -twin
Legio VII Gemina It was founded in AD 68 in Spain by Galba, the Governor of the Roman province of Hispania Taraconensis (northern, central and eastern Spain), to take part in his rebellion against the emperor Nero and took part in the civil wars of the Year of the Four Emperors, serving in Pannonia Eastern Austria and Western Hungary, along the mid Danube). After this it was stationed by Vespasian, the new emperor, in Hispania Tarraconensis to replace of the Legio VI Victrix and Legio X Gemina, which were transferred to Germania. It was the most important military unit in Hispania (Spain and Portugal). It was based at Legio (modern Leon) and had detachments based in Tarraco (Tarragona), the chief city of the province, Tritium Magallum (Tricio in the La Rioja area), Lucus Augusti (Lugo), close to the gold mines of Astorga (near Leon) and of an unknown location in northern Portugal, Emerita Augusta, in Hispania Lusitania which was under the control of the governor of that province.