Legio XVI Gallica ("Gallic Sixteenth Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army.[1] The legion was recruited by Julius Caesar's adopted son, Octavian in 41/40 BC. It was disbanded after surrendering during the Batavian rebellion (AD 70);[2] Emperor Vespasian created a new legion, the XVI Flavia Firma.
Attested members
editName | Rank | Time frame | Province | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Quintus Trebellius Catulus | legatus legionis | between 39 and 54 | Germania | CIL VI, 31771 |
Lucius Cornelius Pusio Annius Messalla | legatus legionis | before 69 | Germania | CIL VI, 31706 |
Numisius Rufus | legatus legionis | 69-70 | Germania | Tacitus, Histories IV.22, 59, 70, 77 |
Publius Quinctius | tribunus angusticlavius | during the Triumvirate? | ? | CIL VI, 3533 |
Claudius Sanctus | tribunus angusticlavius | 69 | Germania | Tacitus, Histories, IV.62 |
Marcus Helvius Geminus | tribunus laticlavius | between 38 and 54 | Germania | CIL III, 6074 |
See also
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- "Legio XVI Gallica" on livius.org (Last accessed 2 January 2020)
References
edit- ^ Stephen Dando-Collins (3 September 2013). Legions of Rome. Quercus. pp. 136–. ISBN 978-1-62365-201-2.
- ^ Matthew Bunson (1 January 2009). Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire. Infobase Publishing. pp. 313–. ISBN 978-1-4381-1027-1.
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