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Definition of Vexillation

Vexillation
Vexillation Vex`il*la"tion, n. [L. vexillatio.] (Rom. Antiq.) A company of troops under one vexillum.

Meaning of Vexillation from wikipedia

- A vexillatio (pl.: vexillationes) was a detachment of a Roman legion formed as a temporary task force created by the Roman army of the Prin****te. It was...
- lance. It was used by both infantry and cavalry. It could designate a vexillation (Latin: vexillatio), a detachment from a larger unit, though it was most...
- stationed at a camp which became known as Lejjun (from "legion"). A vexillation, or detachment, of X Fretensis along with other troops stationed in eastern...
- of Four the Emperors, a vexillation of the Legio II Augusta sided with emperor Otho. After Otho was defeated the vexillation switched sides and served...
- legatus leg] IIXX Prj; III 14207.7, miles leg IIXX; and III 10471-3, a vexillation drawn from four German legions including 'XVIII PR' – surely here the...
- Plutarch Caesar 50 Suetonius Divus Iulius 37 The Romans called a this a vexillation c. 1000 veteran legionaries a legion of Galatians; armed, trained, and...
- Dacia located on Sânpetru Hill, Hunedoara, Romania. The garrison was a vexillation of Legion XIII Gemina. List of castra Primăria Municipiului Hunedoara...
- of Legio XI Claudia from 99 to 101. This was followed by command of a vexillation drawn from several legions—including the IV Scythica and XII Fulminata—in...
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- recruited into auxiliary units and dispatched across the empire. The Vexillation Dacorum Parthica accompanied the emperor Septimius Severus during his...