Sestertius minted in 248 by Philip the Arab to celebrate Dacia province and its legions, V Macedonica and XIII Gemina. Note the eagle and the lion, V's and XIII's symbols, in the reverse.

Legio XIII Gemina (the twin legion), was levied by Julius Caesar on 57 BC, before his attack against the tribe of the Belgians. There are still records of the XIII Gemina in Dacia (modern Romania) in the beginning of the 5th century AD. The legion symbol was a lion. Image File history File links Dacia. ... Image File history File links Dacia. ... The sestertius was an ancient Roman coin. ... Events Cyprian becomes bishop of Carthage. ... Emperor Philip the Arab 100 Syrian pound note with Philip the Arab Marcus Julius Philippus (about 204 - 249), known in English as Philip the Arab after the origin of his family, was a Roman emperor from 244 to 249. ... Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, a subtribe of the Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras... This coin was issued by Roman emperor Gallienus to celebrate the V Macedonica, whose symbol, the eagle, is crowned of wrath by Victoria. ... Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS) (b. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC - 50s BC - 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC Years: 62 BC 61 BC 60 BC 59 BC 58 BC 57 BC 56 BC 55 BC 54... Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, a subtribe of the Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras... // Events Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ...

In Caesar's Gallic wars, the Thirteenth was present in the battle against the Nervians and the siege of Gergovia. When the senate refused Caesar his second consulship and civil war was about to begin, the Thirteenth was the legion that accompanied Caesar across the Rubicon river and into Italy. They remained faithful to Caesar in the civil war against Pompey, being present in the battle of Munda (45 BC) and in the African campaign. In 45 BC Caesar disbanded the legion, giving the veterans farmlands in Italy. Map of Gaul circa 58 BC The Gallic Wars were a series of wars fought between the Romans and the people of Gaul during the mid-first century BC, culminating in the Battle of Alesia in 52 BC which resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic across Gaul. ... The Battle against the Nervians(or nervii) was fought on 57 BC, During Julius Caesars Conquests in Gaul, between Caesars Legions and the Nervii(a Belgian-French Tribes), in the area known today as Flanders. ... The Battle of Gergovia took place in 52 BC at Gergovia (modern Gergovie), the chief town of the Arverni, situated on a hill in the Auvergne, about eight miles from the Puy de Dome, France. ... The Roman Senate (Latin, Senatus) was a deliberative body which was important in the government of both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire. ... Presumed course of the Rubicon The Rubicon (Rubico, in Italian Rubicone) is an ancient Latin name for a small river in northern Italy. ... Pompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Latin: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS¹) (September 29, 106 BC – September 29, 48 BC), commonly referred to in English as either Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a distinguished and ambitious Roman military leader, provincial administrator and politician of the 1st century... The Battle of Munda took place on March 17, 45 BC in the plains of Munda, southern Spain. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 50 BC 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC...

In 41 BC the legion was reconstituted by Augustus to deal with Pompey's sons' rebellion in Sicily. After the war against Mark Antony and the battle of Actium, the Thirteenth was reinforced with veteran legionaries from other legions and acquired the cognomen Gemina. Augustus then sent this legion to Burnum (modern Knin), in Illyricum, a Roman province in the Adriatic Sea. In 16 BC they were transferred to Emona (now Ljubljana), Pannonia, where they dealt with local rebellions. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC 40 BC 39 BC 38 BC... Augustus (plural Augusti) is Latin for majestic or venerable. The greek equivalent is sebastos, or a mere grecization (by changing of the ending) augustos. ... Pompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Latin: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS¹) (September 29, 106 BC – September 29, 48 BC), commonly referred to in English as either Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a distinguished and ambitious Roman military leader, provincial administrator and politician of the 1st century... Sicilian disambiguates here; see also Sicilian language or Sicilian Defence. ... Bust of Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N¹) (ca. ... The Battle of Actium was a naval battle of the Roman Civil War between Mark Antony and Octavian. ... A Legionary is a member of a legion. ... The cognomen (name known by in English) was originally the third name of a Roman in the Roman naming convention. ... KNIN, also known as K9 Entertainment Television, is a dual affiliate of both UPN and the i (TV network), and serves the Boise, Idaho area. ... This article is about an ancient civilization in southeastern Europe; see also Illyria (software), Illyria (character in the TV series Angel). ... Map of the Roman Empire, with the provinces, after 120 AD. In Ancient Rome, a province (Latin, provincia, pl. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC - 10s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s Years: 21 BC 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC 15 BC 14 BC 13 BC 12 BC 11 BC... Tromostovje (Tromostovje) and Franciscan church (Frančiškanska cerkev) in baroque style in the back Ljubljana (IPA ), German Laibach (), Italian Lubiana () is the capital of Slovenia, situated on the outfall of the river Ljubljanica into the Sava, in central Slovenia, between the Alps and the Mediterranean. ... Position of the Roman province of Pannonia Pannonia is an ancient country bounded north and east by the Danube, conterminous westward with Noricum and upper Italy, and southward with Dalmatia and upper Moesia. ...

After the disaster of the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD, the legion was sent as reinforcements to Augusta Vindelica (Augsburg), Germania Superior to prevent further attacks from the Germanic tribes. Emperor Claudius sent them back to Pannonia around 45 AD; the legion camped at Poetovio, modern Ptuj in Slovenia. In the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (AD 9), an alliance of Germanic tribes led by Arminius (also known in German as Hermann), the son of Segimerus of the Cherusci, ambushed and wiped out three Legions of unsuspecting Roman allies. ...   This article is about the year 9. ... Augsburg is a city in south-central Germany. ... Categories: Historical stubs | Ancient Roman provinces | German history | Germany | History of the Germanic peoples ... A statue of Emperor Claudius Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (August 1, 10 BC–October 13, 54), previously Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus was the fourth Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from January 24, 41 to his death in 54. ... Area: 66. ...

In the year of the four emperors, XIII Gemina supported Otho, one of the defeated emperors. In 89 Domitian transferred the legion to Dacia (in Ampelum, modern Zlatna, Romania) to garrison the province from their camp in Vienna. They remained in this camp until the 5th century, according to Notitia Dignitatum, although some vexillationes participated in several foreign campaigns. The forced suicide of emperor Nero, in 68 AD, was followed by a brief period of civil war (the first Roman civil war since Antonys death in 31 BC) known as the Year of the four emperors. ... Emperor Otho. ... For other uses, see number 89. ... Titus Flavius Domitianus (24 October 51 – 18 September 96), commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman emperor of the gens Flavia. ... Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci, a subtribe of the Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]; Hungarian: Bécs, Czech: Vídeň, Slovak: Viedeň, Romany Vidnya; Serbian: Beč) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine states (Land Wien). ... // Events Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ... The Notitia Dignitatum is a unique document of the Roman imperial chanceries. ... A Vexillatio was a detachment of a Roman legion usually consisting of about 1000 infantry and/or 500 cavalry. ...

A fictionalized account some of the actions of Legio XIII Gemina during the struggle between Julius Caesar and the Optimates faction under Pompey can be seen in the joint HBO/BBC television production Rome. Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin: IMP·C·IVLIVS·CAESAR·DIVVS) (b. ... Optimates (Good Men) were the aristocratic faction of the later Roman Republic. ... Pompey the Great Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Latin: CN·POMPEIVS·CN·F·SEX·N·MAGNVS¹) (September 29, 106 BC – September 29, 48 BC), commonly referred to in English as either Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a distinguished and ambitious Roman military leader, provincial administrator and politician of the 1st century... HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national public service broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Rome is a critically acclaimed historical drama, produced for television by HBO and the BBC. The shows first season originally ran on HBO between August 28th and November 20th, 2005. ...

See also

• List of Roman legions and Roman legion
• livius.org account
• LEG XIII GEM, Austrian re-enactment group