Legio decima Gemina ("The Twins' Tenth Legion"), was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. It was one of the four legions used by Julius Caesar in 58 BC, for his invasion of Gaul. There are still records of the X Gemina in Vienna in the beginning of the 5th century. The legion symbol was a bull. Early on in its history, the legion was called X Equestris (mounted), because Caesar once used the legionaries as cavalry.
In Republican Service
Gallic Wars
In the Gallic Wars, X Equestris played an important role on Caesar's military success and for this reason is sometimes said to be his favorite. In Caesar's campaigns they were present in the battle of the Sabis, the invasions of Britain, and the battle of Gergovia. They remained faithful to Caesar in the civil war against Pompey, being present in the battles of Pharsalus (49 BC) and Munda (45 BC). In 45 BC Caesar disbanded the legion, giving the veterans farmlands near Narbonne in Gaul and in Hispania.
Augustus
The legion was reconstituted in 42 BC and fought for Augustus (then Octavian), Lepidus and Mark Antony in the Battle of Philippi against the murderers of Caesar. After this, they followed Mark Antony in his campaign against Parthia and were defeated with him at Actium. Augustus then took control of the legion and settled the veterans in Patras. The legion rebelled and lost its cognomenEquestris as punishment. Replacements were added from other legions, and the Tenth was rebaptized Gemina.
The approximate location of the camp of the Legio VI Ferrata was known from the persistence of its name in the form Lajjun by which a PalestinianArab village was known.
It was close to the ancient town of Rimmon, perhaps the Hadad-rimmon of Zechariah 12:11, which in the 3rd century was renamed Maximianopolis (City of Maximian) by Diocletian in honour of his co-emperor Maximian. Both places were within a single episcopal see, generally called Maximianopolis, but in one list of such sees the name Legionum (genitive plural of the Latin word Legio) is used, where the Greek original has "Maximianopolis".
Recent research
In 2002–2003, an archaeological survey was made in the Legio region by Yotam Tepper as part of his master's thesis. The survey located the legionary camp on the northern slope of El-Manach hill, the village of Ceparcotani on the adjacent hill, and the city of Maximianopolis on the site of the contemporary Kibbutz Megiddo. In 2013 Tepper and the Jezreel Valley Regional Project dug test trenches measuring approximately 295 feet by 16.5 feet that revealed clear evidence of the camp. No military headquarters of this type for this particular period had yet been excavated in the entire Eastern Empire, and the 2013 excavations uncovered defensive earthworks, a circumvallation rampart, barracks areas and artifacts including roof tiles stamped with the name of the Sixth Legion, coins and fragments of scale armor.
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VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / January 10, 2023 / Gemina Laboratories Ltd ... Initially announced in October of 2022, December saw Gemina complete the transfer to manufacture of its first product - the LegioXTM COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test ("Legio XTM").
VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / December 7, 2022 / Gemina Laboratories Ltd ... This was a service that RAPIvD performed for Gemina as the Company progressed its LegioXTM COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test through the latter stages of its development.
(CSEGLAB)(FRA.8I7) (the "Company" or "Gemina") is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreement with InternationalPoint of Care, Inc ("IPOC"), for the manufacturing of its LegioXTM COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (the "Legio XTM Test").
Eagle-Tribune
10 Jan 2023
Eagle-Tribune
10 Jan 2023