lunedì 19 gennaio 2026

Key facts about the real Legio XIII Gemina

 

HISTORICAL PERIOD

From 57 b.C. to the V century

FORTRESS

Burnum, Illyria (today Tenin, Croatia)

Emona, Pannonia (today Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Vindonissa, Germania Superior (today Windisch, Switzerland )

Vindobona, Germania Superior (today Vienna, Austria)

Babylon (today near the city of Al Hillah, Iraq)

In the Dacia region (today Romania + part of Ungary)

WARS AND BATTLES

Gallic war (battles of Sabis; Gergovia; Alesia)

Civil war Cesar vs Pompeo (battles of Dyrrhachium; Farsalo; Tapso; Munda)

Civil war Augustus vs Anthony (Azio battle)

Civil war Otone vs Vitiello (First and second battle of Bedriaco)

COMMANDERS

The most important were Iulius Cesar; M. Salvio Otone; M. Antonio Primo; T. Manlio Fusco

SYMBOL

A lion

Effective strength under Cesar

About 5000 men

Rough estimate of military casualties under Cesar

700 – 1500 men

Effective strength imperial age

About 6000 men

Rough estimate of military casualties in the imperial age

1500 – 3000 men

Effective strength late imperial age

About 3000 men

Rough estimate of military casualties in late imperial age

Few thousand


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