Fourth Legion Macedonica | |
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Legio IV Macedonica Legio Quarta Macedonica | |
Active | 48 BCE until the 4th century |
Country | Roman Republic (closing years) and Roman Empire |
Type | Roman legion |
Legio IV Macedonica ("Macedonian Fourth Legion"), was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded in 48 BC by Gaius Julius Caesar (dictator of Rome 49–44 BC) with Italian legionaries. The legion was disbanded in AD 70 by Emperor Vespasian. The legion symbols were a bull (as with all of Caesar's legions) and a capricorn.[1]