Legio I Italica

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Legio I Italica was a Roman Imperial legion, raised by Emperor Nero in the 1st century AD, that served primarily along the Danube frontier.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Legio I Italica canonical 5
Legio I Italica (temporarily) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman legion
military unit
allegiance Imperial Roman army
linked to: Roman army
associatedWithProvince Moesia Inferior
Thracia
linked to: Roman Thracia
commandLanguage Latin
country Roman Empire
disbandedInCentury 4th century AD
era 1st century AD
2nd century AD
3rd century AD
etymology named for Italy
garrison Novae
Novae in Moesia
linked to: Novae
garrisonProvince Moesia
Moesia Inferior
hasEnglishName First Italian Legion
hasLatinName Legio I Italica
inception 1st century AD
66
militaryBranch Roman army
notableFor engineering expertise
service on the Danube limes
originalRecruitmentRegion Italy
participatedIn Dacian Wars
Gothic Wars
linked to: Gothic War

Jewish–Roman War
linked to: Jewish–Roman wars

Marcomannic Wars
partOf Roman legions
primaryTheaterOfOperations Danube frontier
linked to: Danubian frontier

Lower Danube
raisedBy Emperor Nero
linked to: Nero

Nero
role construction duties
engineering tasks
frontier defense
servedUnder Domitian
Marcus Aurelius
Nero
Severan dynasty
Trajan
Vespasian
size approximately 5000–6000 soldiers
stationedAlong Danube River
linked to: Danube
status disbanded
symbol boar
capricorn
type legion

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Novae garrisonedBy Legio I Italica
Novae archaeological site garrisonedBy Legio I Italica
Moesia Inferior hadLegion Legio I Italica
Legio I Italica hasLatinName Legio I Italica
Moesia Superior legionStationed Legio I Italica (temporarily)
linked to: Legio I Italica
Moesia Superior hadLegion Legio I Italica