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Fair use rationale for Image:Sestertius Philip 247-lv lxiii.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 08:04, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Sestertius Philip 247-lv lxiii.jpg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:21, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sources needed

On one hand, I'm surprised that no sources have been provided for any of the statements in this article. Not because any are controversial, but because the history and activities of the Roman Legions are such a thoroughly researched topic. An afternoon with the usual reference works ought resolve this problem, so deleting content is inappropriate in this situation. On the other hand, I shouldn't be surprised: comparing the current draft with its original form, this article has changed very little, most of which have been cosmetic. This is a pervasive problem with many articles on ancient & medieval history. :-/ -- llywrch (talk) 16:23, 25 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Source of assertion

In the history section, the final sentence reads, "If the main body of the legion was still stationed in the Balkans, it may have survived much longer as part of the Byzantine Army or have been destroyed during the Bulgarian invasions of 680-1." Presumably this assertion is based on the deduction that V Macedonia would have been merged into the Byzantine Army of Thrace, which according to its article, may have been reorganized into the Thracesian Theme. While there is a lot of speculation here, it is reasonable speculation -- although I also suspect that any continuity between the Roman legion & the thematic unit was unknown to the Byzantine unit: archives do persist, but I doubt any military unit could maintain archives for several centuries. -- llywrch (talk) 22:34, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Unit Identity however can and did normally persist across several centuries.From preserved documents it is even known that 3rd century Roman soldiers were annually celebrating birthday of famous persons connected with the history of the Roman army such as Julius Caesar or Germanicus centuries after they passed away.Legions also used to celebrate birthday of their regiment.--Amelianvs