Gemina

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Gemina is the cognomen of the Roman imperial legion Legio VII Gemina, a military unit stationed primarily in Hispania during the early Empire.

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Gemina canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cognomen
appliedTo Legio VII NERFINISHED
Roman legion
associatedWith Hispania NERFINISHED
Roman Empire NERFINISHED
Roman army
category Roman military cognomen
derivesFrom Latin adjective "geminus"
era early Roman Empire
gender feminine form of "geminus"
historicalPeriod 1st century AD
indicates doubling of a legion
merging of units
language Latin
meaning twin
partOfName "Legio VII Gemina" NERFINISHED
regionContext Roman Hispania NERFINISHED
usedAs legion title
usedBy Legio VII Gemina NERFINISHED
usedIn Roman military nomenclature

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