03-19-2011, 05:37 PM
Salvete omnes,
Trajan's dacian wars are a particular interest to me and in, if i remeber correctly,'Traianus Optimus Princeps' by Julian Bennett he states that Trajan took 13 Legions in his second campaign against the Dacian Kingdom.
Legio I Adiutrix ("helper", later Pia Fidelis "loyal and faithful")
Legio I Minervia (later Pia Fidelis, "loyal and faithful")
Legio I Italica
Legio II Traiana Fortis (Trajan's strong or brave legion)
Legio II Adiutrix ("helper") Pia Fidelis
Legio IV Flavia Felix (Vespasian's fortunate)
Legio VI Victrix ?
IX Hispania ?
Legio X Gemina ?
Legio XIII Gemina pia fidelis
Legio XIV Gemina Martia Victrix
Legio XV Apollinaris
Legio XXX Ulpia victrix
Most of these Legions have archaeoligical evidence to back up there participation but a few i'm not to sure about.
As i am a newcomer to RAT but passoinate about all things Rome, her Legions and Roman warfare i would welcome any and all advice and corrections to my potential mistakes
Frustratingly the lack of written evidence on Trajans campaigns both in Dacia & Parthia hampers my attempts to know more on what is arguably the high water mark of the Imperial Roman Empire and again arguably the 'Best of Emperors'
Now historians are begining to question the accuracy and validity of the depictions of the Dacian campaign on Trajans coloumn
Valete omnes
Quadratus
Trajan's dacian wars are a particular interest to me and in, if i remeber correctly,'Traianus Optimus Princeps' by Julian Bennett he states that Trajan took 13 Legions in his second campaign against the Dacian Kingdom.
Legio I Adiutrix ("helper", later Pia Fidelis "loyal and faithful")
Legio I Minervia (later Pia Fidelis, "loyal and faithful")
Legio I Italica
Legio II Traiana Fortis (Trajan's strong or brave legion)
Legio II Adiutrix ("helper") Pia Fidelis
Legio IV Flavia Felix (Vespasian's fortunate)
Legio VI Victrix ?
IX Hispania ?
Legio X Gemina ?
Legio XIII Gemina pia fidelis
Legio XIV Gemina Martia Victrix
Legio XV Apollinaris
Legio XXX Ulpia victrix
Most of these Legions have archaeoligical evidence to back up there participation but a few i'm not to sure about.
As i am a newcomer to RAT but passoinate about all things Rome, her Legions and Roman warfare i would welcome any and all advice and corrections to my potential mistakes
Frustratingly the lack of written evidence on Trajans campaigns both in Dacia & Parthia hampers my attempts to know more on what is arguably the high water mark of the Imperial Roman Empire and again arguably the 'Best of Emperors'
Now historians are begining to question the accuracy and validity of the depictions of the Dacian campaign on Trajans coloumn
Valete omnes
Quadratus
