| XIIII (XIV) Gemina | Update | 2016-11-20 | |||
| Sources | |||||
| 1 | Real-Encyclopädie article Legio by Ritterling | p.1727-1747 | |||
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| History | from 58 BC to 284 AD | ||||
| Date | Action | Legionary HQ | Modern name | Province | Comment |
| 57 BC | raised by Caesar in Gallia Cisalpina | ||||
| 57-45 | Caesar's Gallic and civil wars | ||||
| 45 | probably demobilised | ||||
| c.41 | probably reformed by Octavian | ||||
| 31 | ? fought for Octavian at Actium | ||||
| 30 | combined with other legion, received title Gemina | Gemina = twin | |||
| 30 | possibly stationed in Illyricum, later in Gaul | Illyricum | |||
| 6-9 AD | Pannonian revolt | ||||
| 9 | based in Germania Superior | Mogontiacum | Mainz | Germania Superior | after Varus' defeat |
| 14-16 | Germanicus campaign in Germania | Germania | |||
| 21 | revolt of the Turoni in Gaul (possibly full legion) | ||||
| 40/41 | Caligula's war vs the Chatti | ||||
| 43 | invasion of Britain | ||||
| 43 | stationed in Britain | Viroconium | Wroxeter | Britannia | |
| 60-61 | Boudicca revolt | ||||
| 61 | received title of Martia Victrix for defeat of Boudicca | Martia Victrix = warlike and victorious | |||
| 68 | moved to Pannonia or Dalmatia | Carnuntum ? | Petronell-Carnuntum | Pannonia | designated for Nero's Eastern war |
| 69 | fought for Otho | 1st battle of Bedriacum | |||
| 69 | Vitellius sent legion back to Britain | Viroconium | Wroxeter | Britannia | |
| 70 | moved to the Rhine by Vespasian against Civilis' revolt | battle of Vetera (Xanten) | |||
| 71 | based in | Mogontiacum | Mainz | Germania Superior | |
| 83 | Domitian's Chatti war | ||||
| 89 | supported governor Saturninus' revolt | ||||
| 92 | moved to Pannonia | Mursa | Osijek | Pannonia Inferior | to replace destroyed XXI Rapax |
| 92-93 | Domitian's war against the Suebians and Sarmatians | ||||
| 100 | moved to Vindobonna | Vindobonna | Wien | Pannonia Superior | |
| 101-106 | Trajan's Dacian wars | ||||
| by 114 | moved to Carnuntum | Carnuntum | Petronell-Carnuntum | Pannonia Superior | |
| 144-152 | war vs the Moors in Africa (vexillation) | ||||
| 161-166 | Lucius Verus' Parthian wars (vexillation) | ||||
| 166-180 | M.Aurelius Marcomannic wars | ||||
| 193 | proclaimed Septimius Severus emperor at Carnuntum | ||||
| 193-194 | for Septimius Severus vs Pescennius Niger (vexillation) | ||||
| 195-197 | Septimius Severus' Parthian campaign (vexillation) | ||||
| 211/217 | titled Antoniniana after Caracalla | ||||
| 222/235 | titled Severiana after Alexander Severus | also Severiana Alexandriana | |||
| by 230 | no longer used title Martia Victrix | ||||
| 235/238 | titled Maximiana after Maximinian | ||||
| 238/244 | titled Gordiana after Gordian III | ||||
| 244/249 | titled "Philippiana" | ||||
| 260s | titled Pia VI Fidelis VI by Gallienus | for support against usurper Postumus | |||
| 269-271 | supported the Gallic emperor Victorinus | ||||
| 284 | still at Carnuntum | Carnuntum | Petronell-Carnuntum | Pannonia Superior | |