Legio XIV Gemina

Legio XIV Gemina

Legio quarta decima Gemina (Fourteenth Twin Legion) was a legion of the Roman Empire, levied by Julius Caesar in late 58 B.C. The cognomen Gemina (twin in Latin) suggests that the legion resulted from fusion of two previous ones, one of them being the Fourteenth legion that fought in the Battle of Alesia, the other being the Martia (Martian) legion. The cognomen Victrix (victory) was added by Augustus following their service in the Pannonian War c. A.D. 9. The emblem of the legion was the Capricorn, as with many of the legions levied by Caesar., or the crossed thunderbolts of Jupiter.