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Legio I Minervia |
 | | Legio I Minervia: one of the Roman legions. |
 | | In 89 the governor of Germania Superior, Lucius Antonius Saturninus, revolted, and the army of Germania Inferior (I Minervia, VI Victrix, X Gemina, XXII Primigenia) hurried to the south, to Mainz, and defeated the rebel. |
 | | During the reign of Lucius Verus, the entire legion I Minervia served in the campaign against the Parthian empire (162-166); to strengthen this unit, soldiers of XXX Ulpia Victrix were added. |
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