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Legio XXI Rapax information


Legio XXI Rapax
Active31 B.C. – 92 A.D.
CountryRoman Empire
TypeInfantry assault (some cavalry support)
Garrison/HQCastra Regina (Regensburg)
Castra Vetera (Xanten)
Vindonissa
Moguntiacum (Mainz)
EngagementsCantabrian Wars
Year of the Four Emperors
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Vitellius

Legio XXI Rapax ("Predator, Twenty-First Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army. The symbol of the legion is thought to have been a capricorn.[1]

  1. ^ L.J.F. Keppie, Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000, p. 128

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