military unit
Legio V
the fifth legion
also: quintani, V Alaudae
A legion of Lower Germany (V Alaudae), turbulent against Galba.
Reading notes
- The Annals §1.31 twenty-first and fifth
Legion V, joined with the twenty-first in starting the German mutiny.
- The Histories §1.56 the fifth
Legio V Alaudae, a legion of Lower Germany.