Legio X Veneria
The Legio X Veneria was a legion of the Roman army that was founded around the middle of the 1st century BC. BC by Gaius Iulius Caesar was established. The Legion's name was derived from the goddess Venus , who Caesar viewed as his mythical first mother. The legion emblem was believed to be a bull. After the Battle of Philippi in October / November 42 BC. The Legion was dissolved and the veterans settled near Cremona and Brescia .
The legion was only handed down by an inscription by name: C (aius) Lanius / C (ai) f (ilius) Ani (ensi) de / leg (ione) X Vener (ia) C (aius) Lanius C (ai) l ( ibertus) / Eros filius / de suo
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Emil Ritterling : Legio (X Veneria). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XII, 2, Stuttgart 1925, column 1690.
- ^ Alfred von Domaszewski : Abhandlungen zur Roman Religion , Leipzig 1909, reprint Olms, Hildesheim, New York 1977, p. 6
- ↑ Gabriele Wesch-Klein : Social aspects of the Roman army in the imperial era , Stuttgart 1998 (= Habil. Heidelberg 1995). ISBN 3-515-07300-0 , p. 187
- ↑ CIL 5, 4191
literature
- Emil Ritterling : Legio (X Veneria). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume XII, 2, Stuttgart 1925, column 1690.