Legio XX Valeria Victrix
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Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legio XX Valeria Victrix canonical | 5 |
| Twentieth Legion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1703517 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legio XX Valeria Victrix Context triple: [Britannia (Roman province), legionStationed, Legio XX Valeria Victrix]
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A.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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B.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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C.
Batavian cohorts
The Batavian cohorts were elite auxiliary infantry and cavalry units of the Roman army, renowned for their discipline, swimming assaults, and key role in major imperial campaigns.
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D.
Roman legion
A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.
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E.
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army that served as the personal bodyguard and powerful political enforcer for Roman emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Legio XX Valeria Victrix Target entity description: Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
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A.
Legio VI Victrix
Legio VI Victrix was a distinguished Roman legion, famed for its military successes and long-term role in the conquest and defense of Roman Britain.
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B.
Legio Patria Nostra
Legio Patria Nostra is the Latin motto of the French Foreign Legion, expressing the idea that the Legion itself is the homeland of its soldiers.
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C.
Batavian cohorts
The Batavian cohorts were elite auxiliary infantry and cavalry units of the Roman army, renowned for their discipline, swimming assaults, and key role in major imperial campaigns.
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D.
Roman legion
A Roman legion was the principal heavy infantry unit of ancient Rome, renowned for its disciplined soldiers, flexible formations, and decisive role in expanding and defending the Roman Empire.
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E.
Praetorian Guard
The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army that served as the personal bodyguard and powerful political enforcer for Roman emperors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman legion
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military unit ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
1st century AD
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1st century BC ⓘ 2nd century AD ⓘ 3rd century AD ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early Roman Empire
ⓘ
late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| allegiance | Rome ⓘ |
| approximateSize | about 5000 soldiers ⓘ |
| country |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| disbandedInCentury | 4th century AD ⓘ |
| foughtFor |
Augustus
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Claudius ⓘ Domitian ⓘ Julius Caesar ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Britannia
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Chester ⓘ Deva Victrix ⓘ |
| hasEpitheton |
Valeria
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Deva Victrix ⓘ
surface form:
Victrix
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| hasMotto | Valeria Victrix ⓘ |
| hasPart |
auxiliary troops
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legionaries ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Latin ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Roman army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roman numeral XX ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering works
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long service in Britain ⓘ participation in major British campaigns ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Mons Graupius
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Boudican revolt ⓘ Claudius' invasion of Britain ⓘ Roman conquest of Britain ⓘ campaigns of Agricola in Britain ⓘ construction of Hadrian's Wall ⓘ construction of the Antonine Wall ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Julius Caesar ⓘ |
| roleInBritain |
fort construction
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frontier defense ⓘ road building ⓘ urban construction ⓘ |
| stationedIn |
Roman Britain
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Wales region ⓘ |
| symbolUsed |
boar
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capricorn ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | heavy infantry ⓘ |
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Subject: Legio XX Valeria Victrix Description of subject: Legio XX Valeria Victrix was a renowned Roman legion, active from the late Republic through the Imperial period, best known for its long service in Britain and participation in major campaigns such as the conquest of Britannia.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Legion