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A Roman legion was a large military unit in the ancient Roman army, typically consisting of several thousand heavily armed soldiers organized into smaller companies. Legions were central to Rome's ability to conquer and maintain control over a vast empire, making them one of history's most effective and influential military forces.
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- Instance of
- military unit
- Part of
- Roman army
- Has part
- Roman legionary
- Country
- Ancient Rome
- Location
- Roman province
- Image
- Roman legion at attack.jpg
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- has list
- list of Roman legions
- Commons category
- Roman legions
- topic's main category
- Category:Military units and formations of ancient Rome
- different from
- Legion
- start time
- 0350-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
The Roman Empire under Hadrian (r. 117–138), showing the legions deployed in its senatorial provinces
Campaign history
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roman legion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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