thirteenth

Reading notes

• The Annals §1.37 the thirteenth

  Legion XIII of the upper German army.

• The Histories §2.12 thirteenth

  Legio XIII Gemina, a veteran Pannonian legion in Otho's advancing force; later set to building amphitheatres by the victors.

• The Histories §3.1 Thirteenth legion

  Legio XIII Gemina, a Pannonian legion that had fought for Otho at the first Bedriacum and now joined the Flavian cause; the 'Gemina' ("twin") marks an Augustan amalgamation of two legions.