- 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...
- legion. However, that is not
entirely clear from
surviving sources (see
vexillatio). The only
existent Roman military vexillum is
dated to the
first half...
- by both
infantry and cavalry. It
could designate a
vexillation (Latin:
vexillatio), a
detachment from a
larger unit,
though it was most
likely also a standard...
-
senior officers.
Vexillatio – A
temporary task
force of one or more
centuriae detached from the
legion for a
specific purpose. A
vexillatio was commanded...
- 15 km west of Jerusalem)
marks the
presence of a
vexillatio (detachment) of X Fretensis:
VEXILLATIO LEG X FRE Some
fragments bearing the "L.X.F" mark...
- was a
senior officer,
sometimes called a comes, who
commanded a
cavalry vexillatio. As tribounos, the
title survived in the East
Roman army
until the early...
-
involved major troop movements,
including the
dispatch of a
detachment (
vexillatio),
comprising some 3,000 soldiers.
Fronto writes about military losses...
- office.
Princeps ordinarius vexillationis:
centurion in
command of a
vexillatio (detachment).
Princeps peregrinorum ("commander of the foreigners"): centurion...
-
calendar era
became the
prevalent method in
Europe for
naming years. A
vexillatio (sub-unit or detachment) of
Legio III
Augusta is destro**** by an ambush...
-
celebrating the legion, and
showing the legion's lion (259–260).
Another vexillatio was
present in the army of the
emperor of the
Gallic Empire Victorinus:...
