Legio XXII Primigenia

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Legio XXII Primigenia was a Roman Imperial legion, raised by Emperor Caligula and long stationed along the Rhine frontier, known for its role in defending the Germanic provinces.

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Legio XXII Primigenia canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Imperial Roman legion
Roman legion
allegiance Imperial Roman army
linked to: Roman army
country Roman Empire
era Principate
formationDate 1st century AD
reign of Caligula
garrison Germania Superior
Mainz
Mogontiacum
governedBy Roman emperors
hasCognomen Primigenia
hasRomanNumeral XXII
languageOfCommand Latin
militaryBranch legionary infantry
namedAfter Fortuna Primigenia
notableFor defense of Roman Germanic provinces
long-term stationing on the Rhine
participatedIn defense of the Rhine limes
partOf Roman legions on the Rhine
primaryTheater Germania Inferior
Germania Superior
Rhine frontier
raisedBy Caligula
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
religiousPatron Fortuna Primigenia
role defense of Germanic provinces
frontier defense
provincial security
stationedAlong Rhine River
linked to: Rhine

Rhine frontier
type heavy infantry formation

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Germania Inferior hadLegion Legio XXII Primigenia
Mogontiacum garrisonedBy Legio XXII Primigenia
Mogontiacum garrisonedBy Legio XXII Primigenia
subject linked to: Roman settlement Mogontiacum
Germania Superior stationedLegion Legio XXII Primigenia
Ulpius Cornelius Laelianus commanded Legio XXII Primigenia