Legio XVIII Parthica

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:activities AD 244
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Legio_III_Parthica
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Signum
gptkbp:combat_role Frontline combat
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lucius_Verus
Experienced commanders
gptkbp:cultural_impact Roman history
gptkbp:cultural_significance Roman identity
gptkbp:disbanded 3rd century AD
gptkbp:dissolved AD 244
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Gladius
gptkbp:formed Testudo
gptkbp:fought_in gptkb:Parthian_Empire
gptkbp:founded 2nd century AD
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Nisibis
gptkbp:historical_event Notable inscriptions
gptkbp:historical_impact Roman military strategy
gptkbp:historical_period Principate
gptkbp:historical_significance Military expansion
gptkbp:historical_source Ancient texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Legio XVIII Parthica
gptkbp:influenced_by Roman military reforms
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Siege_of_Ctesiphon
gptkbp:is_involved_in Roman civil wars
gptkbp:known_for Siege tactics
Cavalry units
gptkbp:legacy Influence on later legions
Influence on modern military
gptkbp:military_branch Centurions
Cohorts
gptkbp:military_rank Legionary
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined arms
Multiple battles
Expansions into Persia
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fortis_et_Fidelis
gptkbp:nickname Parthica
gptkbp:notable_allies Local tribes
Other legions
gptkbp:notable_battle XVIII
Roman military culture
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:Emperor_Marcus_Aurelius
gptkbp:operational_area Near East
gptkbp:participated_in Parthian Wars
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:reputation gptkb:loyalty_program
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Emperor_Septimius_Severus
Eastern Frontier
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of trade routes
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:bird
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:training Rigorous
gptkbp:type heavy infantry
gptkbp:used_in Defensive campaigns
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Bedriacum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4