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(January 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Map of the Roman empire in AD 125, under emperor Hadrian, showing the Legio I Minervia, stationed on the river Rhine at Bonna (Bonn, Germany), in Germania Inferior province, between AD 82 until the 4th century Denarius issued in 193 under Septimius Severus, to celebrate I Minervia, which had supported the commander of the Pannonian army in his fight for purple Legio I Minervia ("Minerva's First Legion", i.e., "devoted to the goddess Minerva") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in AD 82 by emperor Domitian (r. 81–96), for his campaign against the Germanic tribe of the Chatti. Its cognomen refers to the goddess Minerva, the legion's protector. There are still records of the I Minervia in the Rhine border region in the middle of the 4th century. The legion's emblem is an image of goddess Minerva. Legio I Minervia first, and main, camp was in the city of Bonna (modern Bonn), in the province of Germania Inferior. In 89, they suppressed a revolt of the governor of Germania Superior. Due to this, Domitian gave them the cognomen Pia Fidelis Domitiana (loyal and faithful to Domitian) to acknowledge their support. Contents 1 History 2 Attested members 3 See also 4 References 5 External links History[edit] Between 101 and 106, the legion fought the Dacian Wars of emperor Trajan, commanded by Hadrian, the future emperor. The emblem with Minerva figure appears on the column of Trajan in Rome, along with symbols of other legions. After this war, I Minervia returned to its home city of Bonna. Together with XXX Ulpia Victrix, stationed close by in Castra Vetera II (modern Xanten), they worked in numerous military and building activities, even extracting stone from quarries. Although it belonged to the Germanic army and Bonn was its camp, vexillationes (subunits) of the legion were allocated in different parts of the Empire: 162–166 war against the Parthian Empire, commanded by emperor Lucius Verus 166–175 and 178–180 war against the Marcomanni, commanded by emperor Marcus Aurelius 173 campaign against the Chauci of Gallia Belgica, commanded by governor Didius Julianus 198–211 garrison of the city of Lugdunum, capital of Gallia During the civil wars of the late 2nd and 3rd century, I Minervia supported the following emperors (each of them gave them the indicated titles, dropped out after their fall): Septimius Severus Elagabalus (Antoniniana) Alexander Severus (Severiana Alexandriana) the Gallic Empire, that existed between 260 and 274 Around 353, Bonna was destroyed by the Franks. Although Legio I  Minervia disappears from recorded history, there is no account of its end, whether destroyed in battle or simply disbanded. Attested members[edit] Name Rank Time frame Province Source Quintus Sosius Senecio[1] legatus legionis c. 93 CIL VI, 1444 Publius Aelius Hadrianus legatus legionis c. 103-106 Germania Inferior Historia Augusta, "Hadrian", 3 Marcus Pontius Laelianus[2] legatus legionis c. 138-c. 141 Germania Inferior CIL VI, 1497 Lucius Pullaienus Gargilius Antiquus[2] legatus legionis c. 155-c. 158 Germania Inferior CIL III, 7394 Marcus Claudius Fronto[2] legatus legionis 162-c. 165 Germania Inferior CIL VI, 1377 Gaius Scribonius Genialis[2] legatus legionis 166/169 or 177/180 Germania Inferior CIL XIII, 12036 Lucius Calpurnius Proculus[3] legatus legionis ?180/185 Germania Inferior CIL XIII, 8009 Claudius Stratonicus[3] legatus legionis ?184-?186 Germania Inferior IGRR IV.570 Claudius Apollinaris[3] legatus legionis ?187-?189 Germania Inferior CIL XIII, 7946 [...] Plotinus[3] legatus legionis between 190 and 192 Germania Inferior CIL XIII, 8598 Quintus Venidius Rufus Marius Maximus Lucius Calvinianus[3] legatus legionis c. 193 Germania Inferior CIL XIII, 7994 Titus Flavius Secundus Phillipianus[3] legatus legionis c. 194-195/196? Germania Inferior CIL XIII, 1673 Gaius Julius Septimius Castinus[4] legatus legionis c. 205 or c. 208 CIL XIII, 7945 = ILS 2549 Gaius Fabius Agrippinus[4] legatus legionis c. 211 CIL XIII, 8050 Aufidius Coresinius Marcellus[4] legatus legionis 222-224 CIL XIII, 8035 Marcus Marius Titius Rufinus[5] legatus legionis 231 CIL XIII, 8017, CIL IX, 1584 Marcus Petronius Honoratus tribunus angusticlavius Before 138 Germania Inferior CIL VI, 1625a, CIL VI, 1625b = ILS 1340 Gaius Bruttius Praesens tribunus laticlavius c. 90 Dacia AE 1950, 66 Lucius Aninius Sextius Florentinus[6] tribunus laticlavius c.110 Germania Inferior CIL III, 14148,10 Lucius Antonius Albus tribunus laticlavius c. 115 Germania Inferior AE 1972, 567 Marcus Servilius Fabianus Maximus tribunus laticlavius c. 140 Germania Inferior CIL VI, 1517 Quintus Antistius Adventus tribunus laticlavius c. 153 Germania Inferior AE 1893, 88 Lucius Aurelius Commodus Pompeianus tribunus laticlavius c. 190 Germania Inferior Quintus Petronius Melior tribunus laticlavius 3rd century CIL XI, 3367 See also[edit] Ancient Rome portal War portal List of Roman legions Roman legion References[edit] ^ C. P. Jones, "Sura and Senecio", Journal of Roman Studies, 60 (1970), pp. 98-104 ^ a b c d Géza Alföldy, Konsulat und Senatorenstand unter der Antoninen (Bonn: Rudolf Habelt Verlag 1977), p. 297 ^ a b c d e f Paul M. M. Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare in der Zeit von Commodus bis Severus Alexander (1989), p. 336 ^ a b c Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare, p. 337 ^ Leunissen, Konsuln und Konsulare, p. 338 ^ Anthony R. Birley, The Fasti of Roman Britain (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981), p. 238 External links[edit] livius.org article on Legio I Minervia (in German) Legio I Minervia Pia Fidelis, German re-enactment group [1], German re-enactment group, reenacting not only the Legio I Minervia. v t e Roman legions Legio I Adiutrix Legio I Armeniaca Legio I Flavia Constantia Legio I Germanica Legio I Iovia Legio I Isaura Sagittaria Legio I Italica Legio I Macriana liberatrix Legio I Maximiana Legio I Minervia Legio I Parthica Legio II Adiutrix Legio II Armeniaca Legio II Augusta Legio II Flavia Constantia Legio II Flavia Virtutis Legio II Gallica Legio II Herculia Legio II Isaura Legio II Italica Legio II Parthica Legio II Traiana Fortis Legio III Augusta Legio III Cyrenaica Legio III Diocletiana Legio III Gallica Legio III Isaura Legio III Italica Legio III Parthica Legio IV Flavia Felix Legio IV Italica Legio IV Macedonica Legio IV Scythica Legio V Alaudae Legio V Iovia Legio V Macedonica Legio V Parthica Legio VI Ferrata Legio VI Herculia Legio VI Hispana Legio VI Victrix Legio VII Claudia Legio VII Gemina Legio VIII Augusta Legio IX Hispana Legio X Equestris Legio X Fretensis Legio X Gemina Legio XI Legio XI Claudia Legio XII Fulminata Legio XIII Gemina Legio XIV Gemina Legio XV Apollinaris Legio XV Primigenia Legio XVI Flavia Firma Legio XVI Gallica Legio XVII Legio XVIII Legio XIX Legio XX Valeria Victrix Legio XXI Rapax Legio XXII Deiotariana Legio XXII Primigenia Legio XXX Ulpia Victrix Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legio_I_Minervia&oldid=990874257" Categories: Roman legions 82 establishments Chatti Military units and formations established in the 1st century 80s establishments in the Roman Empire 80s establishments Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles lacking in-text citations from January 2013 All articles lacking in-text citations Articles with German-language sources (de) Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikimedia Commons Languages Български Bosanski Brezhoneg Català Deutsch Español Euskara Français Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands Português Русский Slovenščina Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Suomi Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 27 November 2020, at 00:43 (UTC). 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