Legio V Macedonica

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Legio V Macedonica was a long-serving Roman legion, originally raised by Julius Caesar, that fought in numerous key campaigns across the Roman Empire from the late Republic through the early Imperial period.

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Legio V Macedonica canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legion
military unit
activeFrom 1st century BCE
allegiance Julius Caesar
Octavian
linked to: Augustus

Roman emperors
country Roman Empire
Roman Republic
emblem bull
eagle
engagedAgainst Dacians
linked to: Dacian tribes

Germanic tribes
Jewish rebels
Macedonian forces
Parthian Empire
language Latin
longLived true
namedAfter Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia region
notableCommander Augustus
Julius Caesar
Marcus Aurelius
Mark Antony
Trajan
notableFor long continuous service
participation in major imperial campaigns
participatedIn Battle of Actium
Battle of Pharsalus
linked to: Pharsalus

Caesar’s Civil War
Cantabrian Wars
Dacian Wars
Jewish–Roman War
linked to: Jewish–Roman wars

Marcomannic Wars
partOf Roman army
raisedBy Julius Caesar
role frontier defense
offensive campaigning
stationedAt Dacia
Egypt
Macedonia
linked to: Macedonia region

Moesia
Oescus
Pannonia
Syria
Troesmis
timePeriod early Roman Empire
late Roman Republic
type legionary heavy infantry

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Moesia Inferior hadLegion Legio V Macedonica