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Does anyone know what legions served Brutus and Cassius against Octavian and M. Anthony?
I've read they had 19 legions but no mention of who served under Brutus and Cassius respectively
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My guess is .....the losing ones... :twisted: :lol:
But to be honest, I would need to look it up myself.
I know they raised or at least gathered several of these legions from the eastern provinces......their designations escape me tho' :roll:
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Well, I
do know that Julius Caesar didn't write anything about that war.
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:evil: I'll get you ....... :lol:
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I doubt that you'll find much. Most were newly raised or civil war leftovers or whatever else was around. They probably gave them numbers according to their liking from I to whatever they wanted to and I guess most didn'T have specific names or none that survived.
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According L. Keppie, The Making of the Roman Army (1984), 119 & 200-201, the Liberators had c. 17 legions. Some were originally formed by Caesar out of the remnants of Pompey's army in 48 BC and sent to garrison the eastern provinces. These legions were later forced or persuaded to go over to Brutus and Cassius.
Keppie identifies legions XXVII (formed by Caesar 49 BC), XXXVI (ex-Pompeian), XXXVII (ex-Pompeian), and possibly XXXI and XXXIII, as belonging to the army of the Liberators.
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Thanks for the info guys!
Its interesting to know that Brutus and Cassius had experienced legions on their side. I originally thought the majority of their army was made up of newly created, poorly trained soldiers
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So what happened to Caesar's 10th legion?
The veterans!
Lucius Varenus.
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