Roman legion
Roman military unit
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Summary
Roman legion is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of military unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,393 views/month, #9 of 4,978).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Ancient Rome[3]
- Location: Roman province[4]
- Subclass of: military legion[5], Roman military unit[6]
- Part of: Roman army[7]
- Commons category: Roman legions[8]
- Has part(s): Maniple (military unit)[9], centuria[10], legionary cohort[11], Roman legionary[12]
- Start time: 350 BC[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Roman legions[14], Category:Military units and formations of ancient Rome[15]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[16], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[20], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Pauly–Wissowa[23]
- Different from: Legion[24]
- Has list: list of Roman legions[25]
Why It Matters
Roman legion has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]