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The 77 pages that link to Roman legion, each with the reason it gives.

• Julius CaesarNarrower topic: Their loyalty to commanders rather than the Senate enabled Caesar’s military leverage.

• Gaius MariusNarrower topic: Marius commanded legions whose recruitment and service patterns became central to his military reputation.

• Scipio AfricanusNarrower topic: Scipio adapted legionary formations to meet elephants and Hannibal’s battle line at Zama.

• Gallic WarsNarrower topic: Legions supplied the disciplined force behind Caesar’s campaigns.

• Battle of CarrhaeNarrower topic: The legion's strengths in close combat were blunted by a battle fought at cavalry range.

• Battle of PhilippiNarrower topic: The armies at Philippi relied on legionary formations in two major pitched battles.

• Battle of PharsalusNarrower topic: Legionary discipline and close-order fighting shaped the battle’s infantry action.

• LucullusNarrower topic: Lucullus’s eastern campaigns were fought by legions operating far from Rome.

• Battle of Aquae SextiaeNarrower topic: Marius’s legions formed the core of the Roman force at Aquae Sextiae.

• Battle of the Teutoburg ForestNarrower topic: The destruction of three legions made the defeat an extraordinary loss for Rome.

• Battle of VercellaeNarrower topic: Legionary organization formed the backbone of the Roman force at Vercellae.

• Cimbrian WarNarrower topic: Roman armies relied on legionary formations in the major battles.

• Battle of ArausioNarrower topic: The destruction of Roman legions at Arausio exposed the vulnerability of the Republic’s military system.

• Battle of MundaNarrower topic: Veteran legions on both sides made Munda an unusually hard-fought Roman battle.

• Marcus Aemilius LepidusNarrower topic: Military command and control of troops underpinned Lepidus’s share of triumviral power.

• AmbiorixNarrower topic: Ambiorix’s revolt targeted legions stationed across the region.

• Battle of BibracteNarrower topic: The legion’s formation and discipline underpinned Caesar’s resistance to the Helvetii.

• Battle of TigranocertaNarrower topic: Lucullus’s infantry advanced uphill against the Armenian cavalry.

• Fourth Macedonian WarNarrower topic: Roman legions supplied the force that defeated the Macedonian revolt.

• Severus AlexanderNarrower topic: The campaigning legions’ loyalty ultimately mattered more than the emperor’s court or formal authority.

• Battle of AgrigentumNarrower topic: Roman infantry formations supplied the force that maintained the siege and fought outside the city.

• Battle of IdistavisoNarrower topic: Legionary discipline and formation helped the Romans withstand the Germanic assault.

• Battle of Mons GraupiusNarrower topic: Legionaries formed the Roman reserve behind the auxiliaries in Tacitus’s account.

• Bellum BatonianumNarrower topic: Rome relied on legionary forces and auxiliaries to contain and defeat the revolt.

• War of the LiberatorsNarrower topic: The opposing Roman armies relied on legionary formations in their clashes near Philippi.