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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Label Occurrences
Gemina canonical 5

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Statements (20)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cognomen
appliedTo Legio VII
linked to: Legio VII Gemina

Roman legion
associatedWith Hispania
linked to: Hispania (probable)

Roman Empire
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"
linked to: Legio VII Gemina
regionContext Roman Hispania
linked to: Roman Spain
usedAs legion title
usedBy Legio VII Gemina
usedIn Roman military nomenclature

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Referenced by (5)

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

Legio X Gemina hasCognomen Gemina
Legio XIV Gemina cognomen Gemina
Servilii hasCognomen Gemina
subject linked to: Servilii family
Legio XIII Gemina cognomen Gemina