Commemoration of the attempt of Nasiriyya - 12-11-2003

 

On 12th November a vexillatio of the XIII attended the ceremony in the italian memorial of the fallen in the international pace-keeping missions. We standed near the sacrarium, in the uniform of the Roman Legion and in the uniform of the italian Legion (1796)

Historical evidences of real Legio XIII p.2

Tombstone:


The inscripion, incomplete, it is from a Centurio hastato prior of 3 legions: XI Claudia, XIII Gemina, III Scythica


Tombstone























Tombstone of a cornicen of the Legio XIII Gemina and his wife. This stone was found in Medoilanum (today Milan).





 Bullet of a war machine

It is made of lead and 4,5 cm big 

Historical evidences of real Legio XIII p. 1

Here there are some historical evidences of real Legio XIII:

Name plate

Caius Maius, soldier of legio XIII Gemina, centuria of Statius Nana

 Coin:



Tombstone of a soldier:














 C. Iulio stady hastatum of Legio XIII Gemina


Other tombstone:



 Publius Urvinus

ARMILUSTRUM

Here are a few images of the Armilustrum ritual at the past ROMA Festival.

PORTUS OSTIAE The port of Rome

This post is particuarly dedicated to our great Navarchus Ragark Tiberius Iulius and to all our glorius  classiarii 

and below, part of the original doc, unfortunately in italian only

STRUCTURE OF THE ROMAN LEGION AFTER MARIUS

A must to watch!

Great Legio contest

Great contest! Send your favourite picture of Roma SPQR sims at the e-mail address: brodbiz@hotmail.it and the better 3 will be published (with the name of the author) on this blog and will recive the follow prizes:

3 most voted pics from the people wille recive these prizes

1. 1000 L
2. 500 L
3. 300 L

 Will be also a special jury prize that will consist in an armour (lorica) donated by Achille Back

RULES:

1. No photoshop  allowed to modify images or to create patchworks
2. Photos have to have as subject military matters (military buildings, soldiers, weapons and so on)
3. The contest is opened by tomorrow 17 October till next Tuesday
4. Only Legio members can join the contest
5. Every member will be able to send just one picture
6. For the Tribuni is not allowed to use in the picture the exclusive stuff that they have

Thanks for the donation to Achille Back