03-09-2016, 08:42 PM
(03-09-2016, 03:44 PM)LonginusXXI Wrote: the Tenth Legion could have as easily sent auxiliaries there.
But why would they do that? There were already several auxiliary units based in Judea. The auxiliary cohorts in Syria were not attached to any legion - the governor of Syria might have decided to move some of his troops south into Judea, but since, as Tacitus points out, there wasn't any serious trouble in the province during this period, there would be no point. The existing garrison (probably five infantry cohorts and a cavalry ala) would be entirely sufficient.
Nathan Ross
