Legio XX Siciliana

The Legio XX Sicilliana (Legio Vicesima Siciliana), the twentieth Sicillian legion, was a legion in the Roman army of the late Republic and the Imperial Roman army.

History

The legion was stationed in Hispania Tarraconensis from 25 to 13 BCE. The legion was in Sicillia and Pannonia in 6 BCE.[1] The legion was disbanded in 41 BCE, in 36 BCE the legion was reassembled for a campaign in Sicily.[2][3]

Attested Members


Name	Rank	Time Frame	Source
Gaius Marius	Unknown	Unknown	[3]
Aulus Silanus	Unknown	Unknown	[3]

References

D’Amato, Raffaele (16 June 2016). Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces (1): 31 BC–AD 195. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-1538-5.
Keppie, L. J. F. (2000). Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000. Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN 978-3-515-07744-6.
Watkins, Thomas H. (6 July 2018). L. Munatius Plancus: Serving and Surviving in the Roman Revolution. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-00612-5.

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[1] D’Amato, Raffaele (16 June 2016). Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces (1): 31 BC–AD 195. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-1538-5.

[2] Keppie, L. J. F. (2000). Legions and Veterans: Roman Army Papers 1971-2000. Franz Steiner Verlag. ISBN 978-3-515-07744-6.

[:0-3] Watkins, Thomas H. (6 July 2018). L. Munatius Plancus: Serving and Surviving in the Roman Revolution. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-00612-5.