Legio X Gemina Roman Vexillum

The Legio X Gemina has its origins in the legion recruited by Julius Caesar around 59 BC, initially known as Legio X and employed in the conquest of Gaul from 58 to 49 BC.

It participated in Caesar's main campaigns: it fought against the Nervii, took part in the landing in Britannia and the sieges of Gergovia and Alesia, becoming one of the general's most trusted units. It also followed Caesar in the civil wars, distinguishing itself in Spain and in the great battles of Pharsalus (48 BC), Thapsus (46 BC) and Munda (45 BC).

Disbanded after Caesar's victory, it was reformed by Lepidus in 44 BC and then passed under Mark Antony, fighting at Philippi in 42 BC. In the Augustan age, the legion was reorganized and took on the title of "Gemina", indicating its fusion with another eponymous unit. During the Empire, it was deployed on the Rhenish-Danubian fronts; around 103 AD it was stationed in Vindobona (Vienna) to protect the Danubian Limes and participated in Trajan's Dacian campaigns and the Marcomannic Wars. Its history continued until the late empire, when it was probably disbanded or absorbed into other units..