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Monuments of Legio VII in the Roman
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attested in four inscriptions may reflect it was at the
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918:Legio I Flavia Constantia
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237:Tiberius Claudius Maximus
204:Marcus Aponius Saturninus
1223:Legio XX Valeria Victrix
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520:Lucius Valerius Proculus
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35:(Kostolac, Serbia), in
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208:Marcus Antonius Primus
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1058:Legio IV Flavia Felix
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809:Konsuln und Konsulare
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194:in revolting against
188:Year of Four Emperors
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1168:Legio XII Fulminata
1068:Legio IV Macedonica
1028:Legio III Cyrenaica
928:Legio I Illyricorum
169:Claudia pia fidelis
123:Battle of Pharsalus
79:Imperial Roman army
1218:Legio XX Siciliana
1133:Legio VIII Augusta
1093:Legio V Macedonica
1053:Legio III Parthica
973:Legio II Armeniaca
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210:in the subsequent
198:and declaring for
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1198:Legio XVI Gallica
1173:Legio XIII Gemina
1148:Legio X Fretensis
1143:Legio X Equestris
1123:Legio VII Claudia
1108:Legio VI Herculia
1078:Legio IV Scythica
1048:Legio III Italica
1038:Legio III Gallica
1023:Legio III Augusta
1013:Legio II Parthica
998:Legio II Herculia
968:Legio II Adiutrix
953:Legio I Maximiana
923:Legio I Germanica
913:Legio I Armeniaca
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192:Legio III Gallica
173:Legio IV Scythica
63:Legio VII Claudia
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1178:Legio XIV Gemina
1163:Legio XI Claudia
1138:Legio IX Hispana
1128:Legio VII Gemina
1118:Legio VI Victrix
1113:Legio VI Hispana
1103:Legio VI Ferrata
1098:Legio V Parthica
1063:Legio IV Italica
1043:Legio III Isaura
1008:Legio II Italica
993:Legio II Gallica
978:Legio II Augusta
963:Legio I Parthica
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296:Tettius Julianus
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278:Princep
165:Claudius
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317:, I.79
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