Legio IV Martia

Legio IV (or IIII) Martia was a legion of the Roman Empire, part of the Late Roman army. Its genesis is uncertain, but it probably existed in the time of Diocletian (r. 284-305), and certainly in the time of Notitia Dignitatum (390s).[1] That document places the legion at Betthorus, modern El-Lejjun in Jordan,[2] under the command of the Dux Arabiae.[3][4] The place was in the civil jurisdiction of Palaestina Tertia.

The legion also had a fortress at Adhruh near Petra.[5] It was removed when the defence of the area was assigned to the vassal state of the Ghassanids around 530.

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References

  1. ^ "Notitia Dignitatum. In partibus Orientis". IntraText. p. XXXVII. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  2. ^ Parker, S. T.; DARMC; Talbert, R.; Gillies, Sean; Åhlfeldt, Johan; Becker, Jeffrey; Elliott, Tom. "Places: 697643 (Betthorus)". Pleiades. Retrieved September 2, 2014.
  3. ^ Lendering, Jona. "Legio IIII Martia". livius.org. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2014-09-03.
  4. ^ Erdkamp, Paul (2008). A Companion to the Roman Army. John Wiley & Son s. p. 253. ISBN 9781405181440.
  5. ^ Harding, G. Lankester (1959), The Antiquities of Jordan, p. 50.


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