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<p>[QUOTE="Windchild, post: 1652570, member: 44189"]<font size="3"><font face="arial">Legio II</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">- Raised by Caesar!</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">- One of the four Consular legions</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">- Going to be sent to fight in the Pathian Campaign</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">- Served under Mark Anthony</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">- Defeated at Modena</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">--> Lost its standard (on the 14th of April, 43 BC)</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">----> Legion was then permanently disbanded</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">V Aluadae</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">- Another Caesarian Legion</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">- Started by being paid from Caesar's own money</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="arial">- From Transalpine Gaul</font></font></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial">- Took part in Caesar's invasion of Italy</font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial">- Took part in the African Campaign</font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial">--> Took the Elephant as its emblem</font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial">---->Famous for stopping elephants charging at Caesar's lines</font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial">---------> Second most famous (contemporary) legion for the next 200 years (most famous being the 10th)</font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial">As I have run out of time, I found a site to give you the history on the VI, the XI and the XII.</font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial">All of these five are Caesarian Legions, something that I would note on their flips, as they have relations to the Great Julius Caesar! </font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial"><br /></font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"><font size="3"><font face="arial">Welcome Bing <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font></font></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="times"></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Windchild, post: 1652570, member: 44189"][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]Legio II - Raised by Caesar! - One of the four Consular legions - Going to be sent to fight in the Pathian Campaign - Served under Mark Anthony - Defeated at Modena --> Lost its standard (on the 14th of April, 43 BC) ----> Legion was then permanently disbanded V Aluadae - Another Caesarian Legion - Started by being paid from Caesar's own money - From Transalpine Gaul[/FONT][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=times][SIZE=3][FONT=arial]- Took part in Caesar's invasion of Italy - Took part in the African Campaign --> Took the Elephant as its emblem ---->Famous for stopping elephants charging at Caesar's lines ---------> Second most famous (contemporary) legion for the next 200 years (most famous being the 10th) As I have run out of time, I found a site to give you the history on the VI, the XI and the XII. All of these five are Caesarian Legions, something that I would note on their flips, as they have relations to the Great Julius Caesar! Welcome Bing :D[/FONT][/SIZE] [/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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