"The Third Legion Gallica"

- CONTENT -
The third Legion Gallica was a Roman Legion, founded in 49 BC by Julius Caesar, and was active until the 4th century.
The Legion was a bull.

History of History

Period of the Republic
Legion Joyce in 49 BC by Julius Caesar during his Civil War. The name "Galka" shows that he is recruited from the two Prussians of Caesar, Gallia Caesarea and Gia Transalpina. The Legion took part in the Battle of Deira today in 48 BC, and in the Battle of Monde in 45 BC. With Caesar's murder in 44 BC, the Legion joined the army of Marcus Antonius. He fought for the Second Triumwitter in the Civil War of Julius Caesar murderers, including among Philipi in 42 BC. The Legion remained faithful to Antonius, and was sent to the territory of this in the East. He may have been part of the two legions sent in 37 BC to help Herod conquer Jerusalem from the death of the Second Antigous. The Legion also excels in the Antonios war campaign against the Empire in 36 BC. After the defeat of Antonias at Octium on 31 BC, the Legion was annexed to Augustus' army.

The Age of Emperors
Augustus placed the Legion in Syria alongside the sixth Legion of Ferrata, the 10th Legion of Princeton and the 10th Legion of the years. In 20 BC, the legions took part in a campaign against breaches, which after which Augustus succeeded in making the cavalry return to the Legion miracle in which he returned. Over the next few years, news about the Legion is small. Fabius Quincius and fiancé used three of the legions in Syria to suppress the rebellions in Judea’s Land of Israel, Shimon crossing the Jordan River and Etrovanius in 4 BC, but it is not known whether the third Legion was among them. In Cyprus, a tomb was found from Tiberius's reign, of a soldier from the Legion. This indicates some activity (not necessarily military) on the island, but it is not known what Tiva is. In 45 AD, Emperor Claudius will sit down the legions with the rest of the Syrian legions.

In 58, during the reign of Emperor Nirvana, the Legion took part in a war trip to Armenia. King Parsi and the first holsterist greeted his brother, the first of the Kings of Armenia, while according to the Roman tradition, the kings of Armenia. The Romans conquered the Armenian capital city of Artemis, and converted Prince of the Sixth (Alexander and Nino of Herod) as King of the New Armenia. However, due to the pressure of my Euphrates, the Romans later left Tyrides as king of Armenia if he requested the consent of Rome to his kingdom. The Legion remained in Armenia until 66, and with the outbreak of the Great Rebellion in the Land of Israel in the same year, it was sent to overcome the power of Castius Galus who fought down. However, after the destruction of the 12th Legion of Fulmyte in the Battle of the Horon House, Emperor Niron decided to send him to the border in Montesia as part of the "Honova Army".

In winter of 68–69, the Legion took part in a successful campaign against the Serbian tribe alongside the 8th Legion of Augusta. With Nirron's suicide in 69, the Civil War broke out when the four emperors. Like all the Danube army, the Legion supported the presidential candidate, but failed to reach Italy to prevent his defeat by Vitius. The Danube army returned to Asia, but immediately supported the status of Aspsian, the commander of the East Army, who rebelled against Vitius’s control. The support of the third legion at the Espsian was much less obvious, since the Legion's commander at that time was Gaius Dius Aphonus. The latter was the cousin of Gaius Diius and Vukula, the commander of the 20th Legion and two primaries, one of the most loyal legions of Vitius.

The Legion took an important part in the Battle of Carmona, which ended in the victory for Assyria