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On the reverse, the aquila of his Third legion. Roman re-enactors portraying Legio III Cyrenaica. Legio III Cyrenaica, (lit. Third Legion "Cyrenean") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. The legion had its origins among the forces of Mark Antony during the civil wars of late first century BC.
The legion was founded in either 49 or 48 BC by Julius Caesar to help in Caesar's war against Pompey. The soldiers of the legion were exclusively from Transalpine Gaul and Cisalpine Gaul. After Caesar died, the III Gallica joined Mark Antony's army. While in the service of Mark Antony the legion would fight at the battle of Munda and Phillipi.
Magas 276–250 BC; Berenice II (Queen) 258–246 BC, alongside a series of her co-rulers: Magas, Demetrius and a republican government; Demetrius the Fair 250–249 BC; Republican government 249–246 BC
Cyrenaica (/ ˌ s aɪ r ə ˈ n eɪ. ɪ k ə ˌ ˌ s ɪr-/ SY-rə-NAY-ik-ə-,-SIRR-ə) or Kyrenaika (Arabic: برقة, romanized: Barqah, Koinē Greek: Κυρηναϊκή [ἐπαρχία], romanized: Kūrēnaïkḗ [eparkhíā], after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya.
3rd Legion of the Vistula (Poles) Battle of Alcañiz This page was last edited on 18 December 2018, at 22:25 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Battle of Morbihan – Caesar defeats the Veneti in a sea battle. 55 BC – Caesar's first invasion of Britain – Caesar crosses the English Channel, winning a battle against the Celtic Britons, but achieves little else. 54 BC – Caesar's second invasion of Britain [5] – Caesar returns to Britain, and defeats Cassivellaunus.
Shield pattern of Tertio Augustani, Legio III Augusta, early 5th century. Legio III Augusta ("Third Augustan Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army.Its origin may have been the Republican 3rd Legion which served the general Pompey during his civil war against Gaius Julius Caesar (49–45 BC).
Legio III Parthica ("Parthian-conquering Third Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in AD 197 by the emperor Septimius Severus (r. 193–211) for his campaign against the Parthian Empire, hence the cognomen Parthica. The legion was still active in the Eastern provinces in the early 5th century. The legion's symbol was ...